Honoring the Past, Recognizing the Future

IntraHealth celebrates its 30th anniversary with a commemorative campaign focusing on health workers worldwide. Saving and improving lives day in and day out, health workers are at the center of any functioning health system. Yet shortages and poor distribution of doctors, nurses, midwives, skilled birth attendants and community volunteers pose serious problems in dozens of developing countries.

Founded as the Intrah (International Training in Health) program at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine, IntraHealth has worked in 85 countries to mobilize human resources for health for sustainable accessible care. Our experience proves that bringing essential maternal and child health and family planning services to the most vulnerable—and responding to the challenges of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria—requires a strong and well-supported health workforce.

Anniversary Event | Because Health Workers Save Lives: Global Voices

Over its 30-year journey to expand access to health care, IntraHealth has partnered with governments, local organizations, and nurses, midwives, and doctors in 90 developing countries. Together we have reached hundreds of thousands of people with vital services for maternal and child health, family planning, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.

Join us April 22 for a compelling event that brings together global health experts and frontline health workers for an evening of inspiring stories and conversation, music, and delicious food. Read More & RSVP

We invite old friends, new supporters, former and future partners to help document, record and commemorate our 30th anniversary. Help us better communicate diverse perspectives on the biggest challenges in global health today, and advocate for critical health needs in the communities we serve. Here are 30 everyday ways to get involved:

Subscribe to the eNewsletter · forward it · send suggestions · read the Global Health Blog · write an opinion · Become a Fan on Facebook  · tag your friends · Follow Us on Twitter · retweet · comment · come to an event · Donate · connect with peers on the Global Health Commons · share your stories · watch our videos · Search for Resources · bookmark a page · Find Photos on Flickr · Dine for Health · host a banner · Spread the Word · nominate your Health Champion · Get RSS updates · explore our 30 year history in an interactive timeline  · read Voices from the Field · Work for IntraHealth · learn about our leadership · Give a Gadget · reconnect with IntraHealth alumni · Get Involved in Our Mission

Health Champions

To kick off the 30th Anniversary Campaign, IntraHealth recently launched the inaugural Health Worker Leadership Award honoring Pauline Muhuhu, a Kenyan midwife and longtime senior leader at IntraHealth. The annual award will recognize health workers who dedicate their careers to improving health care in underserved regions of the world. IntraHealth will create a formal review panel to receive nominations and select future recipients. Coming Soon: Health Worker Spotlights