SwitchPoint Goes to Ghana
At the Extreme Affordability Conference in Accra, we saw some of the unusual partnerships and switchpoints that are transforming West Africa’s health and tech landscape.
Rebecca Kohler
Former chief strategy officer, IntraHealth International
"Every day, I focus on how to strengthen IntraHealth as an organization, how we can have more impact in the world, and how we can help countries reach their own visions for accessible high-quality health care."
As IntraHealth International’s chief strategy officer, Rebecca Kohler guided the organization toward its vision of a healthier global population by creating stronger health systems around the world.
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The NGO of the Future is Here—and It’s SDG-Ready
IntraHealth's new affiliation with DAI will help us better respond to the grave global health challenges we face.
5 Ideas that Crack the Nut of Resilient Health Systems
Last week over 200 people came together in Washington, D.C. to tackle a complex problem.
Resilient Health Systems: What Will it Take to Crack the Nut?
Never before has this question been more salient, given the rise of emerging pandemic threats and growing worldwide instability.
The Health Worker of the Future: Four Key Roles They’ll Play in the 21st Century
How will health workers meet the world’s evolving needs in 2015 and beyond?
HRH + Private Sector = A Happy Marriage?
The private sector brings more than just money to the table when it comes to global health. But where were our private-sector partners in Recife?
Are Health Workers Delivering for Women? And Are We Delivering for Health Workers?
Skilled birth attendance is on the rise, but it's only increased by 10% in developing countries over the last 20 years.
Vistaar: Two Decades of Collaboration for Women and Children
A lot has changed during the past 20 years of partnership between IntraHealth and the Government of India.
National Conventions and International Issues: The DNC Provides Great Opportunity to Promote Global Health
Women’s reproductive health rights are a heated topic in the United States (US) this election year. I had the opportunity to attend an advocacy event focused on reproductive rights and access at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last week.
In Memory of Marcus Pridgen: Honoring Excellence
Our beloved colleague Marcus Pridgen passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 after a long illness.
A North Carolinian Honors World Contraception Day
As a North Carolinian and an American, I have always had access to the contraception I needed throughout my life. I have used condoms, diaphragms, spermicides, pills, and the intrauterine device (IUD).
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.
Community Health Workers Save Lives
In places where there are no nurses or doctors or people have to travel a distance to see one, community health workers play an invaluable role of offering basic health care and information to often isolated or remote communities
Family Planning: An Essential Health Service Here and Everywhere
Wonderful to see Anu Kumar, vice president of Ipas, critiquing the bordering-on absurd contradictions between the United States government’s domestic and global policy on family planning in her recent Huffington Post article, “Does the U.S. Care about Women? That Depends on Where They Live.”
The Evolving Global Health Landscape: GHI Can Spearhead a New Era of Partnership
IntraHealth continues to reflect on the evolving role of international organizations in the rapidly changing global health landscape.
Scaling Up Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health Best Practices
I just returned from Bangkok, Thailand where over 400 professionals representing 13 countries in the Asia and Middle East Region came together to wrestle with the complex issue of scaling up family planning and maternal and child health best practices.