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• Faith-Based Organizations: Using HR Management to Support Health Workers

  Faith-based organizations play a key role in global health care. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 30% to 70% of the health infrastructure in Africa is owned by FBOs. They also provide education and training for a significant portion of health workers, especially nurses...

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• Rwanda Makes Strides in Health for Mothers and Children

  IRIN Africa recently reported on Rwanda\'s improvements in maternal and child health. In a region with some of the world’s worst indicators for maternal and child mortality, Rwanda is working hard to ensure mothers and their children have access to life-saving medical interventions.

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• Coalition Works to Improve Nutrition in India

  In June, representatives of the Coalition for Sustainable Nutrition Security in India (managed by the IntraHealth International-led Vistaar Project ), presented key recommendations to improve nutrition to the Planning Commission of India. This presented an extremely important advocacy...

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• Armenia Project Celebrates Advancing Maternal and Child Health

  The USAID-funded Project NOVA presented its achievements at a ceremony entitled “Five Years Together: Advancing Maternal and Child Health in Armenia” on November 12, 2009. Representatives of USAID Armenia, the Armenian Ministry of Health, Marz health departments, international and...

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• The USAID Community PMTCT Project Is on the Air

  A series of radio spots aired on Ethiopia’s National Service of Radio Fana encouraged men to help keep their families healthy. These spots were developed by the USAID-funded Community PMTCT Project to promote male involvement in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services,...

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• The Twubakane Program Celebrates Five Successful Years in Rwanda

  The USAID-funded Twubakane Health and Decentralization Program , a five-year, IntraHealth-led project, celebrated its successes on December 18 in Kigali, Rwanda . Twubakane was instituted to improve Rwandan’s access to high quality family planning, reproductive health, child survival,...

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• Mothers' Support Groups in Ethiopia: A Peer Support Model to Address the Needs of Women Living with HIV

  Mothers' Support Groups in Ethiopia: A Peer Support Model to Address the Needs of Women Living with HIV , Viadro C., Stratton S. Asfaw YD, Shibru A, Capacity Project and Hareg Project, 2008. A model developed by IntraHealth in Ethiopia to support HIV-positive mothers and help them...

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• Private Health Sector Quality Improvement Package: Implementation Guide for Midwives

  Private Health Sector Quality Improvement Package: Implementation Guide for Midwives , Segall M (IntraHealth International) and Levin L. 2006.  Private Sector Partnerships-One project, Abt Associates Inc. This QI package for the private sector includes a review of service statistics...

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• Echos du terrain: Améliorer l'éducation et les programmes de formation destinés aux prestataires de santé maliens

  « L’approche basée sur les compétences plaît aux enseignants et aux apprenants. Elle place les étudiants au centre du processus d’apprentissage et leur donne la possibilité de chercher eux-mêmes les réponses à leurs...

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• Voices from the Field: Enhancing Education and Training Programs for Health Workers in Mali

  “The competency-based approach is popular among faculty and students. It puts the students at the center of the learning process. It gives students the opportunity to look for answers themselves,” says Mohamed Salia Maiga, Director of Studies at the nursing school in Gao, Mali....

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