Beyond Medication: Effectively Treating HIV in Ethiopia
When I first arrived in Ethiopia, I was struck by the sheer enormity of the challenges facing the Ethiopian people and government. Poverty, disease, poor infrastructure, an inadequate education system, and a rapidly changing economy have exacerbated the public health situation in the country.
From Innovation to Impact: Our Growing Collaboration with Duke University
I would like to join the chorus of accolades for all the finalists of the Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development, but especially Duke University. In response to this challenge, Duke researchers designed a heat-sealed pouch, which stores lifesaving HIV medication in doses appropriate for infants. The pouch is designed to be administered to a newborn during the first week of life, including following a homebirth and by a nonclinician, with the aim of preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission.
Health Workers’ Role in Health Service Integration
It’s vital to strengthen the existing health system as a whole. In integrating health services, these initiatives focus on the role of health workers.
iHRIS and eLearning: A New Direction for Capacity-Building
Kabelo Bitsang of the Botswana Ministry of Health, learned to maintain and customize the iHRIS software by studying online, working with developers around the world, and training in Ghana.
The Commitment of Health Workers
The first time I met them, they seemed like any other group of health workers—pleasant faces looking up to greet me even though I had interrupted their meeting.
The Role of Effective Budget Management in a Fully Staffed Health Sector
Managing health workers involves managing a payroll, ensuring funds to pay everyone who is working, and supporting the recruitment of open positions.
A Web-Based System at Ugandan Professional Council Encourages Accountability and Quality Control
Last month, the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council introduced a web-based system for registering all the medical officers and dentists in the country.
Rwanda’s Police and Health Provider Partnership Is Better Serving Gender-Based Violence Survivors
Why is a health program training police officers? In January last year, the Government of Rwanda published its first training manual for health providers in the care and treatment of sexual and gender-based violence survivors.
