Child Marriage: What You Can Do Today to Prevent It
The issue of child marriage is pervasive throughout the developing world, and it undermines local and national efforts as well as those by the United States (US) Government to improve women's and girls' education, health, and economic and legal status worldwide.
Talking Technology: It Matters to Health Systems
Building better health systems requires offering health workers—and those who support them—access to the latest technology.
In Praise of Simplicity
In a world where some two billion people do not have access to basic health care, simple things can have an enormous impact.
The Evolving Global Health Landscape: GHI Can Spearhead a New Era of Partnership
IntraHealth continues to reflect on the evolving role of international organizations in the rapidly changing global health landscape.
Reporting from Ethiopia: Women Supporting Each Other in Living with HIV
Earlier this week, I wrote about realities of childbirth in rural Ethiopia, of seeing a woman in agonizing labor, a woman suffering from obstetric fistula, and the dream of another young woman, Zanab, of becoming a fistula doctor.
The Realities of Childbirth in Ethiopia: A Visit to the Adet Health Center in Amhara
Adet Health Center is only 40 kilometers from the city of Bahir Dar but the road is muddy, narrow, and full of pot holes, so the journey takes an hour and a half.
Why Advocate for PMTCT? Because it Works.
IntraHealth worked with Ethiopian community organizations to set up Mothers’ Support Groups, so that women living with HIV can support each other in living healthy lives and, if pregnant, taking steps to ensure their babies are born virus-free. This is the story of Meaza Asefa, a Mothers’ Support Group member.
Domestic Organization Capitalizes on iHRIS Manage Software
iHRIS Manage, open source software created to support organizations in developing countries to design and manage a comprehensive human resources strategy, has now found a domestic audience. Recently...
