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First Rwandan National Palliative Care Training Workshop

For the last three weeks, a multidisciplinary team of Rwandan health providers has been participating in the first-ever, national palliative care training workshop for trainers. It’s one example of the concrete steps the country is taking to realize the national palliative care policy it...
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WHO Takes Important Step in Protecting Health Workers and Facilities in Conflict

Last week, the World Health Organization’s Executive Board took an important step toward protecting the lives of health workers and patients in conflict zones by passing a resolution that calls on the WHO Director General for leadership in documenting evidence of attacks against health...
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Ronald F. Geary Joins IntraHealth International as Vice President of Finance and Administration

Ronald F. Geary Ronald F. Geary, CPA, MBA, has joined IntraHealth International as vice president of finance and administration. Geary brings with him the experience and expertise IntraHealth needs for continued growth and stability. At IntraHealth, Geary will oversee the corporate...
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Reaching into the Community: Health Workers and Population Growth

Now that the Earth’s population is seven billion and growing every day—women in Mali, for example, have an average of 6.4 children —how do we help ensure that people will have access to lifesaving health care? The WHO breaks it down like this: 2.3 doctors, nurses, and...
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Echoes of Change from Community Health Work in Madagascar

In Madagascar, a hilly island nation of 20 million, many people live in small, widely scattered hamlets often made up of just a few houses. Hamlets may be many kilometers apart, and many people may have to walk hours or even days to the...
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"Best Buy" for Saving Lives: New Coalition Urges US Government to Invest in Frontline Health Workers

A new and diverse coalition of 15 major global health organizations—including IntraHealth International, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Save the Children—is calling on the US government for more...
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IntraHealth Staff Publish in Journal Issue Dedicated to Global Health Workforce

World Population and Health published a journal issue dedicated to exploring the challenges faced by the global health workforce. Drawing on IntraHealth’s experiences addressing health workforce issues , several IntraHealth...
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Voice of America Article Examines Family Planning in Senegal

IntraHealth's work to expand family planning opportunities in Senegal was highlighted in the Voice of America article International Conference Highlights Family Planning in Senegal .
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IntraHealth Mentioned in AMREF Blog on Task Shifting

IntraHealth's presentation on task shifting at the Second International Family Planning Conference was discussed in David Olson's blog Task Shifting in Family Planning Explored in International Conference in Dakar .
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The Geneva Health Forum

April 18–20, 2012 Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG) Rue de Varembé 15 Case Postale 13 CH – 1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland From the conference website : The fourth edition...
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Global Health & Innovation Conference

April 21–22, 2012 Global Health & Innovation Conference 2012 Presented by Unite For Sight, 9th Annual Conference Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA From the conference website : The Global Health &...
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Uganda Unveils New Mobile Directory of Health Workers

Earlier this month, the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Council (UMDPC) launched its new mobile directory, which offers Ugandans with mobile phones the ability to verify a health worker’s or a health...
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IntraHealth Commemorates World AIDS Day 2011

IntraHealth offices around the world are organizing and participating in World AIDS Day 2011 activities. This year’s theme is Getting to Zero: Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination, Zero AIDS-Related Deaths. Below is a...
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Kenya Hosts 1st National Conference on Human Resources for Health

From December 7-9, the Government of Kenya, the IntraHealth-led Capacity Kenya Project , and other development partners will host the 1st National Conference on Human Resources for Health (HRH) at the Kenyatta International...
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