Buzzwords or Buzzkill?
01/26/2010
Can new interest in health system strengthening lead to meaningful change?
The key words of health systems are quickly becoming part of the global health vernacular. But for community care-givers at a small village in Zambia's Kapululwe region, the "buzz" could have real meaning for Batuke Walusiku. As deputy director of RAPIDS, one of the largest community health worker training programs in Zambia, Walusiku has become convinced that major progress on strengthening health care in her country cannot be achieved without properly tracking the work of care-givers - from taking clients on bicycles to the clinic, to advising them on HIV/AIDS prevention.
Jhpiego Haiti: Madame Gourdet Wouldn’t Take No for an Answer
01/25/2010
Jhpiego in Haiti working to save women's lives in the aftermath of the quake
When the Jhpiego team arrives at Haiti's largest hospital, five women have already given birth - and it's only 10:30 am. The team's obstetricians, nurse-midwife and health-care professionals are there to conduct a review of maternity services at General Hospital at the request of the Haitian Ministry of Health.
Looking for Answers to Breast Cancer
01/25/2010
Richard Love on the need for global breast cancer research
...Breast cancer is no longer a problem only of middle- and upper-class women in high-income countries like the U.S. In 2010, there will be 1.5 million new individuals diagnosed worldwide. One million will be poor women; over half of all new diagnoses will be among women in Asian countries, and half of women diagnosed will be younger than 50 years of age.
HHF: Thousands Journey Home
01/22/2010
Thousands of survivors return to Jérémie, Haiti, seeking shelter, medical care
As survivors pour out of Port au Prince, Haiti, the epicenter of last week's catastrophic earthquake, the long journey to their childhood homes begins. Many individuals - broken, bruised, mourning and sometimes carrying the caskets of loved ones they cannot bear to bury in mass graves - have begun the 108-mile journey on foot through the mountainous regions of the Grand'Anse region.
Peace Corps Volunteer Remembers Beauty of Haiti
01/22/2010
A former volunteer's personal reflection on the country and its people
Haiti is a place of extremes, which demands a lot of you and rewards you immensely for the effort. I discovered this while a Peace Corps volunteer from 1998 to 2000 working in and around Cabaret, Haiti.
Haiti: Everything is Urgent
01/13/2010
CARE's Sophie Perez shares her experience as the earthquake hit Haiti
Sophie Perez, CARE's country director in Haiti, was in the CARE office in Port-au-Prince when the earthquake hit at about 5 p.m. local time Jan. 12, 2010. She shared her experience by phone at 6:30 am local time Jan. 13.
