Voices from the Field

• May 27, 2010

  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... » Read more

• Apr 1, 2010

  Strengthening services, saving lives: Improving family health in Rwanda

  Voices from the Field “I’m very thankful to the medical staff from the hospital,” says Verene Nyirahabufite, 22. “They have been very supportive and... » Read more

• Dec 30, 2009

  Voices from the Field: Zambian HIV Project Encourages Positive Living

  “Counseling gives hope that a positive client can live as long as someone who is HIV-negative. ” In the village of Hawamboli in Zambia ’s Namwala... » Read more

• Nov 25, 2009

  Voices from the Field: Fighting HIV in Namibia

   Increasing Access to Male Circumcision Services | en fran çais “I am very well prepared and now highly confident in performing male circumcision .... » Read more

• Oct 22, 2009

  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... » Read more

• Oct 7, 2009

  Voices from the Capacity Project: It Takes a Workforce—Improving Global Health Services

  “Health workers are the backbone of health service delivery,” says Francis Ntalazi, assistant commissioner of human resources management in Uganda ’s... » Read more

• Sep 16, 2009

  Voices from the Field: IntraHealth Partners with Rwandan Ministries to Train Family Planning Champions at the District Level

  “The big enemy for this country is poverty, and we cannot fight it without controlling our population growth…let’s multiply our efforts to be champions of... » Read more

• Aug 17, 2009

  Voices from the Field: New Library Offers Rwandan Nursing Students Greater Access to Medical Information

  “Before, students didn't reach books,” says Josephine Nikuze, an English and computer literacy teacher at the Rwamagana Nursing and Midwifery School in Rwanda .... » Read more

• Jul 23, 2009

  Voices from the Field: Rwanda's Pharmacy Integration—Increasing Family Planning and Decreasing Stigma among HIV-Infected Patients in Rural Rwanda

  “Before integration, there was a lot of discrimination because there was only one HIV office, and patients had to wait in line outside and everyone knew you had HIV. Now... » Read more

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