On July 1, 2014, Dr. James Campbell will assume the roles of executive director of the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) and director of the Health Workforce Department at the World Health Organization. IntraHealth International congratulates Campbell on his appointment and commends the World Health Organization (WHO) for prioritizing its leadership role as a convener and advocate for human resources for health (HRH). 

Allison Annette Foster has joined IntraHealth International in the role of senior advisor for human resources for health (HRH). Foster brings 15 years of experience in health systems strengthening and extensive expertise working with global, regional, and national stakeholders to improve the performance of the health workforce.

May 2, 2014, Chapel Hill, NC—Allison Annette Foster has joined IntraHealth International in the role of senior advisor for human resources for health (HRH). Foster brings 15 years of experience in health systems strengthening and extensive expertise working with global, regional, and national stakeholders to improve the performance of the health workforce.

More than 400 boda boda (or motorcycle taxi) drivers gathered in Kahama town, Tanzania, last month to learn about motorcycle safety and male circumcision—a public health one-two punch delivered by IntraHealth International’s Tanzania HIV Prevention Project. For two weeks, project staff provided medical male circumcision services to attendees and, in collaboration with the local police force and hospital, conducted road safety and first aid orientations.

On March 11, USAID's Learning Lab featured a Q&A with Evelyn Wambui, Human Resources Manager at Consolata Mission Hospital Mathari in Kenya's Nyeri County and a participant in one of IntraHealth's Capacity Kenya project's Peer Learning Cycles. The article was written by IntraHealth's Wycliffe Omanya, Mathew Thuku, and Salome Mwangi. An excerpt is below. 

International experts, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists will gather in North Carolina next month to form partnerships and find solutions to some of the greatest global health and development challenges of our day.

SwitchPoint 2014, an annual two-day conference, will be held April 24–25 in Saxapahaw, North Carolina. Hosted by IntraHealth International and now in its third year, the event is known for convening big thinkers from countries around the world in the fields of business, technology, global health, development, design, media, the arts, and more.

On March 4, First Lady Michelle Obama bestowed one of ten International Women of Courage Awards to Fatimata Touré for her courageous fight against gender-based violence during the brutal occupation of Gao, Mali, in 2012 and 2013. Touré was nominated for the honor by IntraHealth International’s country director for Mali, Dr. Cheick Touré (no relation).