From Malaria Prevention to Postpartum Family Planning, Midwives Are Changing the Story for Women in Rural Senegal
These health workers tell us what it looks like in practice.
Zambia Pilot Demonstrates How to Save Lives, Scale Relief for Children Suffering from Malaria
The secret: motivated, well-trained community health volunteers.
Stronger Referral Systems Are Saving Lives in Senegal
Over 150 communities in seven regions now have systems in place to transport urgent cases from health huts to larger facilities.
To Truly Manage Malaria in Uganda, Diagnosis Matters
Treatment without a proper diagnosis can undermine malaria care. Now Uganda is working to eliminate this practice.
Malaria Doesn’t Stop This Nurse in Uganda
Victoria sees a lot of malaria cases. Today, she's both nurse and patient.
Your Voice: Frontline Health Workers Are the Unsung Heroes of Global Health Progress
Frontline health workers are vital links between their communities and health systems. In remote and underserved areas, they can also be the difference between life and death.
Pfizer Fellow Reflects on Health Huts, Emailing, and Other Lessons Learned in Senegal
When I first came to Senegal, I did not know at all what to expect. I knew it would be a life-changing experience.
In Praise of Simplicity
In a world where some two billion people do not have access to basic health care, simple things can have an enormous impact.
Malaria Prevention and Treatment in Rural Community-based 'Health Huts'
In Senegal, malaria is responsible for about one-third of all outpatient consultations and between 20% and 30% of mortality in health facilities. For the past 3 years IntraHealth International, in partnership and with financial support from Pfizer, has worked to increase the support to health huts and reduce the prevalence of malaria in the remote region of Tambacounda Senegal.
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