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(Image via CORE Group) The Supply Chain Management Subgroup of the Community Case Management (CCM) Taskforce is organizing a webinar series, beginning May 15, 2013. Hosted by the CORE Group, the May 15 webinar will “provide an overview of the common pitfalls and bottlenecks of the CCM supply chain and potential solutions to these challenges.” [...]
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This post originally appeared on the Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Regional Exchange (SHARE) blog. “All the people we need to make a difference in HIV globally are sitting in this room,” said Paul Waibale, deputy director of the Building Local Capacity Project (BLC) for the Delivery of HIV Services in Southern Africa, during the [...]
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TB CARE I Indonesia, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and Indonesia’s National TB Program (NTP) organized a mass-mobilization World TB Day event on March 24, 2013, called “Run 4 TB”. This 5K race drew thousands of runners, bikers, walkers, and observers. (Photo credits: KNCV/TB CARE I) In addition to co-funding [...]
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On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, Voice of America interviewed Dr. Stephen Macharia, the TB CARE I country director for South Sudan. During the interview (transcript, PDF), Dr. Macharia discussed the TB epidemic in South Sudan, TB CARE I project achievements, and the way forward for improving funding for TB services and multi-drug resistant [...]
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In recent years, commitments from the government and major donors have led to improved tuberculosis (TB) control in Indonesia, with reductions in both prevalence and incidence. The nation’s economic status has also improved; however, this has caused many donors to reduce their contributions to the nation’s health programs. Compounding this financial challenge is the rising [...]
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Maintaining state-of-the-art skills and knowledge is crucial for physicians. But in most developing countries, the lack of structured or ongoing educational activities has pushed medical doctors to travel abroad to benefit from the most recent expertise. To solve that problem—and improve Rwanda’s health system—the Rwanda Medical Council (RMC) launched the continuing professional development program [...]
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Cross-posted with permission from the K4Health blog. K4Health is a USAID project, led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs (JHU-CCP), with partners FHI-360 and Management Sciences for Health (MSH). When Yahoo rescinded their work from home policy a couple weeks ago they revitalized the debate over the future of office work. Conversations [...]
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Mildred Fernando lives and works in the Philippines for the USAID-funded, MSH-led, Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program. Mildred spoke at several World TB Day events in Washington, DC, including at a senate briefing and an event honoring TB survivors and advocates (watch video). The interview below first appeared on [...]
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Bounj Hospital: Diagnosing and treating residents and refugees After South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, disagreements over oil-sharing between the two nations caused fighting and high economic inflation in certain regions. Desperate for security, over 110,000 Sudanese refugees escaped to South Sudan and now reside in camps in Maban County. These refugees, [...]
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In a postoperative ward of Kibagabaga Hospital, the district hospital serving Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali, Eric Bizimana sits up in bed. Bizimana, 25, had sought care after severe pain in his right leg forced him to stop work as a barber. He was diagnosed with a bone infection called osteomyelitis. Antibiotics alone couldn’t [...]
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