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Boston University Honors IntraHealth Project Director among Distinguished Alumni

Boston University’s School of Public Health has selected Carol Karutu, IntraHealth International project director for Southern Sudan , to receive one of its three 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards. The awards honor alumni recognized by the School of Public Health for their outstanding...
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IntraHealth welcomes new field leaders in Rwanda and Senegal

IntraHealth is pleased to welcome Dr. Babacar Gueye as the chief of party for the Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health/Family Planning/Malaria Project in Senegal and Mr. Christian Stengel as chief of party for the HIV/AIDS Clinical Services Program in Rwanda . Gueye, who has worked...
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Uganda Ministry of Health Takes Next Steps with HRH Retention Strategy

Stakeholders from the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH), universities, faith-based organizations, and other partners participated in meetings in July led by Capacity Plus staff member Wanda Jaskiewicz. They discussed and planned for field testing of a rapid rural retention assessment tool...
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Voices from the Field: On-site Training in Senegal Improves Family Planning Services

Peer-to-peer mentoring “The IntraHealth approach is very promising because health workers themselves have the opportunity to train their peers,” says Thiam Ami Mbow, reproductive health coordinator for the Kaolack medical region in Senegal . “The on-site training...
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Global Maternal Health Conference 2010

August 30–September 1, New Delhi, India Co-hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) and the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), the Global Maternal Health Conference is a groundbreaking technical meeting...
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Our World: Maternal Health in Mali

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Holly Baddour, Chapel Hill Hometown Hero

Holly Baddour was selected as a "Hometown Hero" by radio station WCHL in Chapel Hill, NC, USA, in August 2010. You can listen to her share why she works with IntraHealth International by clicking on the following "play" button....
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The IntraHealth-led Capacity Kenya project sponsors Kenya Health Professional of the Year Award

The Kenya Health Professional of the Year Award, sponsored by the IntraHealth-led Capacity Kenya project, was featured in an article in The Daily Nation on August 17, 2010.
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IntraHealth's Pat McLaughlin featured in IRIN article on safe motherhood in Ethiopia

Pat McLaughlin, Director of the Community Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Project in Ethiopia, was quoted in the IRIN Africa article: ETHIOPIA: Tackling the perils of pregnancy .
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Global Health Leadership Institute Conference 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Global Health Leadership Institute Conference 2010: Building Leadership for Health Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Pape Gaye, president and CEO IntraHealth International,...
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XVIII International AIDS Conference

July 18-23 Vienna, Austria This year's theme is "Rights here, right now." More information is available on the conference website .
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Ethiopia Community PMTCT Project Recognized at Oromia Award Ceremony

In Ethiopia’s Oromia Regional State, the IntraHealth International-led Community Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Project was recently recognized for its valuable maternal health contributions. The Project has...
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IntraHealth Launches HIV Testing Campaign Linked to Tanzania's Uhuru Torch Celebrations

Every year, Tanzania celebrates the passing of the Uhuru Torch—a national symbol of freedom and light. Originally lit in 1961 on the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, the torch represented the idea of shining hope for independence...
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CapacityPlus Works to Improve Human Resources Information Systems in Nigeria

Capacity Plus (led by IntraHealth International) is collaborating with the West African Health Organization (WAHO) to improve the human resources registration and licensing reporting systems for the Nursing and Midwifery Council of...
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