SwitchPoint, the intersection of great ideas and real impact

IntraHealth International is launching SwitchPoint, an annual conference, retreat and benefit concert, in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, on April 20. The conference will assemble industry leaders and representatives from more than 20 countries to focus on how the latest inventions, entrepreneurial ideas and real-world experiences can be applied to address global health challenges.

March 19, 2012, Chapel Hill, NC—IntraHealth International is launching SwitchPoint, an annual conference, retreat and benefit concert, in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, on April 20. The conference will assemble industry leaders and representatives from more than 20 countries to focus on how the latest inventions, entrepreneurial ideas and real-world experiences can be applied to address global health challenges.

Last month, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded the FUNZOKenya project to IntraHealth International. With this new five-year, $40 million cooperative agreement, IntraHealth and its partners, including Great Lakes University of Kisumu, the Kenya Healthcare Federation, Moi University, Results for Development Institute, University of Nairobi, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will support the government of Kenya to build a national training system to improve access to and quality of training for health workers.