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Under The Smiling Sun: Bangladesh's NGO Service Delivery Program Looks Back

Around 500 participants attended an "end of project" conference in Dhaka on May 23 for the Nongovernmental Organization Service Delivery Program (NSDP) in Bangladesh. IntraHealth has provided technical assistance and training expertise to NSDP since 2002. The five-year USAID-funded program, led by Pathfinder International, has worked to advance the health of Bangladeshis through improving the delivery and quality of essential public health services, training health care providers and assisting NGOs with institutional development. 
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Voices From The Capacity Project: Taking Action On Human Resources For Health—Virtual Leadership Development Program for HR Managers

In Tanzania, the East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) Health Community faced a challenge. Its member states struggled to produce current, accurate information on health worker training, deployment and attrition. How could ECSA help improve these countries’ human resources information systems...

Voices From The Capacity Project: Making An Impact—Transforming Service at a Remote Hospital in Kenya

"We had to queue too long for services, and at the end of the day most of us were referred to another hospital because Lopiding could no longer perform certain activities," recalls Nakalale Lesomoe, who lives in Kenya ’s remote Turkana District. She is describing the difficult transition when...

Voices From The Capacity Project: Looking Back, Looking Ahead—The Capacity Project at the Halfway Point

At the midpoint of the five-year Capacity Project, team members gathered in Washington, DC for a technical review and workshop on the Project’s efforts to strengthen human resources for health (HRH) to support key services in family planning, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS treatment and care....

Voices From The Capacity Project: Performance-Based Learning—Applying a New Approach at a Nursing School in Mali

In Mali’s remote and resource-poor northern zone, a nursing school is training health workers to serve the diverse population of this region. At the Ecole des Infirmiers de Gao (EIG), around 40 faculty members provide instruction for approximately 240 students.

One of the...

Freedom From Fistula

Aseya Hussein, of Dangla, Ethiopia, suffered from an obstetric fistula for 16 years. Divorced by her husband as a result of her debilitating condition, Ms. Hussein lived within walking distance of a health center, but did not know the facility could help her. Now, thanks to a community outreach campaign organized by the ACQUIRE Project and the arrival of a fistula mentor at the Dangla Health Center, she has been cured. Freedom from the effects and stigma of fistula has enabled Ms.

Report Praises IntraHealth Ethiopia's Work Against Female Genital Cutting

An in-depth study has recognized IntraHealth's work against female genital cutting (FGC) in Ethiopia as one of the most promising approaches for ending this harmful practice against girls and young women.

Mutuelles Help Rwandan Women Pay For Hospital Care

The Rwandan government and its partners have strongly promoted mutuelles de santé, community health insurance schemes that have proven to be a timely solution to the problem of access to quality health care. IntraHealth has assisted Rwanda's Ministry of Health in mutuelles development and support since 2000, most recently through the Twubakane Decentralization and Health Program.

International Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Cutting Day

February 6 is International Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Cutting Day. The World Health Organization estimates that between 100 and 140 million women have undergone this harmful traditional practice, with two million girls and women at risk for female genital cutting (FGC) every year. IntraHealth most recently addressed this challenge in Ethiopia, where, as of 2000, approximately 80% of the female population had undergone FGC—99% in some regions.

Voices From The Capacity Project: Building HR Information Systems—Leading the Way Together in Uganda

In Uganda and other developing countries, the demand for medical professionals is increasing while the supply is decreasing. Only about half of Uganda’s approved public sector positions for nurses are filled, while HIV and AIDS continue to take a toll on health workers as well as the rest of the...

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