It used to be where Kenyan health workers who stepped out of line were sent as punishment. But today, Turkana County has become the go-to place for health workers. Here's how it happened.

Protecting health workers and preparing them to address the long-term effects on Ebola survivors must be a priority. That's why IntraHealth International is working to make sure West Africa's health workforce can prevent new infections and bolster the health systems in which they work as Guinea...

A new report published by IntraHealth International documents the achievements and challenges of four countries—the Dominican Republic, Kenya, Mali, and Uganda—in the two years since they made human resources for health (HRH) commitments at the 2013 Third Global Forum on HRH in Recife,...

Never before have so many young people inhabited the planet.

There are 1.8 billion of us today between the ages of 10 and 24, including 600 million adolescent girls.

If this young generation is to thrive, all 1.8 billion will need access to...

At IntraHealth International, we’re working to make health systems stronger around the world. And these are just a few of the ways we’re making it happen.

Off the smooth Nairobi-Meru highway, at the busy Karaba Trading Centre and Market, begins the rough and dusty road to Mbonzuki Dispensary.

Fifty-five kilometers later you’ll find Pauline Wangari, one of the two health workers who run the facility and provide health care for Mbonzuki...

During April 5-11, 2015, IntraHealth International , the Frontline Health Workers Coalition , and our other partners are celebrating World Health Worker Week .

World Health Worker Week is an opportunity to mobilize communities, partners, and policy-makers in support of...

An accident. A car wreck on the roadside in Kumasi, Ghana. A pregnant woman cut, injured. Ave Maria Quist rushes over to help.

“I applied pressure to the part that was bleeding, and I called for an ambulance,” she says. “Then we took the woman straight to the hospital for further...

This article originally appeared on Humanosphere.

No one could have predicted that Ebola would dominate global health headlines in 2014. We sure didn’t. The virus was nowhere to be found on IntraHealth’s Top 10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2014 published last January. At...

As 2014 comes to an end, the international development community stands on the cusp of major new progress, particularly in global health and development—but the war and disease that marked this year could hinder...