UN/multilateral policy

By Karen Peddicord, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nur ses (AWHONN) If you are beyond the intersections of certain health care circles, our association name, AWHONN (the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses), might not be familiar to you. But I hope you...

By Alain Kaboré, Family Care International Community outreach brings fistula survivors out of the shadows. Courtesy FCI. “Today,” Mariama Boubacar Diallo says, “Thank God, I no longer suffer. I’m healthy; I am healed.” Mariama, a resident of the village of Kriollo Ourarsaba, located in the northern...

By Dr. Junior Bazile and Henry Makungwa, Partners in Health NOTE: This post originally appeared in the BMJ Quality Blog. Dr. Junior Bazile. Courtesy PIH. Henry Makungwa. Courtesy PIH In 2007, Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo (APZU), the sister organization of Partners In Health (PIH) in Malawi, began a community...

By Vince Blaser, Deputy Director, Frontline Health Workers Coalition Just how different the pregnancy, childbirth and early childhood experience can be was strewn on their faces, illustrated in their stories and validated by their work experience. Four seasoned midwives – with a combined century of...

By Jeff Meer, Public Health Institute Organizations involved in global health have had a lot to focus on during the past several weeks. The month of May saw the 66th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, as well as the release of the United Nations High Level Panel’s report on the post...

By Jonathan D. Quick, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Note: This blog was originally posted on the Global Health Impact blog Photo credit: Dominic Chavez Our MSH colleague Lucy Sakala was an HIV counselor in Malawi. She worked with clients who were receiving HIV...

By Inka Weissbecker, Global Mental Health and Psychosocial Advisor, International Medical Corps Two years ago, Majeed*, a Somali refugee living in the Ethiopian refugee camp in which International Medical Corps works, began acting inexplicably different. Majeed would become startled for no apparent...

By Joan Holloway and Imane Sidibe, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care In this first ever World Health Worker Week, it is important to recognize the critical role frontline health worker are playing in responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic globally. According to UNAIDS, an estimated 34...

By Dr. Meenakshi Gautham, IDEAS India Country Coordinator and Research Fellow. Note: This post was originally published on the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s IDEAS blog. Introduction to workshop by Amod Kumar, Manthan Project Director. Photo credit: IntraHealth International...

By Kim S. Martin, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs In recognition of International Women’s Day, we would like to applaud the frontline family planning providers, who help women and their partners make decisions that keep mothers, children and families...