Sister Abiyot Bedane lives in the Arsi Zone of Oromiya Region in Ethiopia . As a maternal and child health nurse at the Alem Tenna Health Center, she works a busy schedule caring for local mothers and children. Until recently, though, her health center has not been able to help...

"I remember a big family of five who had just lost a mother to tuberculosis (TB), and we discovered that all four children were also infected by TB. I am glad we were able to save the children’s lives," says Esayas Leulekal, head nurse at a private clinic.

Since March of 2007, Leulekal...

Meshack Ndolo has a story to tell about an important aspect of Kenya’s national response to HIV. This is a story about the successful process of working within the government—in an innovative way—to achieve significant results.

First, a look back. It’s 1989, and Meshack Ndolo of Kisumu...

“I’m so happy and grateful to my doctors for having my baby in my arms after all the stress I went through,” says Lusine, a patient whose baby’s life was saved by physicians trained by IntraHealth through Project NOVA, a USAID-funded initiative to improve reproductive and child health care in...

Swaziland has the world's highest known rate of HIV infection—over 38% in the adult population. Average life expectancy has declined to just 39 years. Orphans are estimated to number almost 70,000, projected to increase to 120,000 by 2010. A vast number of this small country’s households are...

“The Leadership Development Program has taught us shared vision, collaborative approach and enhanced team spirit. Teamwork has replaced the historical differences between the hospital administrator, the matron and the medical superintendent, and we all work to achieve results,” says Leonard...

In geographically small and densely populated Rwanda, “there’s an imbalance between population growth and economic development,” says Dr. Camille Munyangabe. As the national representative for family planning on the Maternal and Child Health Task Force at the Ministry of Health, he is dedicated...

In Swaziland, a dwindling health workforce has been dealing with a heavy patient workload, providing care to the country’s high number of HIV-affected citizens and delivering services to meet other pressing needs. Health professionals have watched many of their colleagues move away from the...