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Five billion people live without access to safe, affordable surgical and anesthesia care. This situation is far too common in Tanzania where surgical and anesthesia care is lacking and the country is facing a large shortage of health workers with the needed skills.

By Lindsey Freeze, IntraHealth International This post originally appeared on Vital, IntraHealth International's blog. Veronica Munges, 19, holds her newborn hours after his birth at Nadunget Health Center III in Moroto, Uganda. Photos by Tommy Trenchard for IntraHealth International. Jane Atim...

By Mtondera Munthali for White Ribbon Alliance I am Mtondera Munthali, a midwife from Mzuzu city in the north of Malawi. My job is a very busy one. I’m in charge of the labor ward where 15 to 20 babies are born every day. I’m responsible for making sure there are enough midwives with enough...

By Dr. Sanele Mandela, founder of Expectra 868 Health Solutions This blog was originally posted on the NCD Alliance website. During a 70th World Health Assembly event on access to diabetes medicines and care in underserved populations, health worker Dr Sanele Madela said "diabetes care depends on...

By Samalie Kitooleko, Nurse In-Charge of Uganda Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry and Belinda Ngongo, Global Health Leaders Fellow, Public Health Institute This blog was originally posted at the Global Health Council blog. It all started when I nursed a young female university student with Rheumatic...

By Eric Sarriot and Karen Waltensperger, Save the Children USA Social accountability in health refers to a group of approaches bringing health professionals, providers or managers, together with community members, or clients, in order to improve quality of services by strengthening the...

By Cecilia Amaral, IntraHealth International and Frontline Health Workers Coalition This blog was originally posted on Vital, the IntraHealth International blog. Samalie Kitooleko wants you to know that nurses are independent professionals who undergo years of education and do not simply take orders...

by Margarite Nathe, IntraHealth International "When I was in grade 8, I was into two things: fashion and medicine,” says Elina Nantinda, a 25-year-old pharmacy assistant in rural Namibia. “So I decided to study hard. I thought, ‘It would be so nice to work with medicine and to know more about...

By Nancy Kamwendo, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Malawi Midwives everywhere understand that by working in partnership with women and their families they can support them to make better decisions to have a safe and fulfilling birth. Today, May 5, the world commemorates their day – the...

By Michelle Korte, IntraHealth International and Frontline Health Workers Coalition Listening – that’s what I’m here to do at SwitchPoint, IntraHealth International’s annual “unconference” hosted in rustic Saxapahaw, nestled along the Haw River in an arrestingly green North Carolina wood. Listening...