IntraHealth International

We’re so grateful for our local staff and local partners around the world. #HappyThanksgiving! Global health challenges call for new and extraordinary partnerships, so we collaborate with >6,000 local partners around the world—including health facilities, governments, professional health councils, health schools, local NGOs, businesses, religious leaders, youth advocates, and of course frontline health workers. See a few examples below of the types of teamwork we’re thankful for. PHOTO 1: In Central America, the USAID HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment Project partners with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama to strengthen HIV prevention, care, and treatment services for key populations and priority populations. As a sub to the Pan American Social Marketing Organization (PASMO), the local USAID implementing partner, IntraHealth provides technical support to increase access to these services at 36 sites, leading quality-improvement programming in coordination with health ministries. Here, IntraHealth staff pose with participants of an Optimizing Quality Improvement Workshop in Honduras. Photo courtesy Roberto Pineda. PHOTO 2: In Kenya, our Global Health Workforce Program (GHWP) project partners with the Nursing Council of Kenya and Ideal Health. Together we collaborate with the Ministry of Health, Kenya, the Council of Governors, medical training institutions, and schools of nursing to integrate advanced practice nurses into the health system to improve access to primary care and specialized services. This project is funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care through Global Health Partnerships, formerly THET (Tropical Health and Education Trust). Photo by Carol Maore.? PHOTO 3: In Mali, Niger, and Senegal IntraHealth’s Takeda-funded Classroom to Care (C2C) project partners with private health schools, ministries of health, ministries of education, governors, nurses and midwives, and more. Here, Jeanne Tessougué celebrates the donation of educational materials to the Dosso School of Health Training (EFAS) in #Niger. Photo by Amadou Iam Diallo. PHOTO 4: In Tajikistan, the USAID-funded Feed the Future Agriculture and Land Governance (ALG) Activity's Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Team, led by IntraHealth International conducted nutrition events at the community level in close collaboration with DAI Global. These nutrition events were aimed at raising awareness about the benefits of nutrient-rich food and diet diversity for household members, including young mothers and their children. Photo. Nutrition event in Vakhsh district.

Looking forward to seeing old colleagues and new at the #GDHF2024 in #Nairobi. Let's talk about the future of #AI and #datascience in #global #digitalhealth.

This morning at #HSR2024, Dr. Cheick Touré, our Regional Director for West Africa, delivered an outstanding presentation on using #DEI to transform the recruitment & retention of students & health workers in underserved areas. The Takeda-funded Classroom to Care project conducted a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) analysis, collecting data from 21 preservice training institutions aross Mali, Niger, and Senegal. Key takeaways from Touré's presentation: ?? The challenges of health worker shortages in rural areas ?? The importance of integrating DEI principles into health training curricula ?? Practical recommendations for creating inclusive and motivating environments within health training institutions. Stay tuned for more on this work. ?? Congratulations to the entire C2C team and our partners for their unwavering commitment to creating more inclusive & equitable health workforces & systems in West Africa. #HSR2024 #GlobalSymposium #EquityInHealth #DiversityAndInclusion #ClassroomToCare?#GlobalCommunities #IntraHealthInternational #HealthForAll #HealthWorkersSaveLives

"We are at the grasps of the new health challenges driven by climate change,"?says Hon. Minister Yolanda Awel Deng, the minister of health of South Sudan. Rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and unpredictable flooding have intensified South Sudan's health challenges. “Seven million people?in my country are on the verge of starvation,” she says.?“Malnutrition, waterborne diseases, malaria and cholera outbreaks are more frequent. At the heart of our response to this crisis is our health workforce.” Hon. Deng has a clear call for partners and donors: Increase investment in health workforce development, particularly in training, recruitment, and retention of health workers in vulnerable climate regions. Leaders and funders who convened this week at #COP29, the UN Climate Change Conference, should listen to her. A new post on our VITAL Blog highlights the voice of Hon. Deng, and other leaders like Vanessa Kerry, MD MSc of Seed Global Health at the global level and Kody Kinsley, at the state level in North Carolina, which is also experiencing health impacts from severe weather. Read: https://lnkd.in/gCXvMdzX We were honored Hon. Deng and Kerry provided keynote remarks at our advocacy event with Frontline Health Workers Coalition and other members during #UNGA. And we were excited to hear Kinsley speak at the North Carolina Global Health Alliance Conference and mention the need to prioritize sustainable funding for health workers, including #CHWs. Carol Bales Achan Gladys Anne Kinuthia Samson Radeny, Ph.D. COP29 Azerbaijan #SouthSudan #ClimateChange #HealthWorkersSaveLives

We hope ?? leaders gathered at #COP29 will listen to these global health experts & invest in #HealthWorkers to respond to health impacts of #ClimateChange. This new VITAL post includes insights and quotes from Hon. Minister Yolanda Awel Deng, Minister of Health of South Sudan, Tina Flores of Frontline Health Workers Coalition, Vanessa Kerry, MD MSc of Seed Global Health and World Health Organization, Kody Kinsley of HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF, and Samson Radeny, Ph.D. of IntraHealth International. Carol Bales Achan Gladys Anne Kinuthia COP29 Azerbaijan https://lnkd.in/gCXvMdzX

At #HSR2024? Connect with our West African Regional Director Cheick Touré on Friday! He'll present at 11:40 JST. See below for more info. Also, great to see him reuniting with Constance Newman, our former long-time gender expert, at the symposium.

It's a big week for global health! We're also participating in #HSR2024, the 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research. Proud our Cheick Touré will present on Friday. The symposium centers on the importance of people-focused health systems for responding to global change.?Touré will share how our Classroom to Care project is emphasizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in its initiatives to strengthen?the initial training of #midwives and #nurses in #West Africa: ? Nov. 22, 11:40 am - 01:10 pm JST? ?? Room 101(B) ?????? ?? Using a DEI situational analysis to improve the recruitment and retention of students and #health workers in underserved communities in #Mali, #Niger, and #Senegal More about our participation here: https://lnkd.in/evGngRuZ

?? Staff spotlight ?? Meet Data Godfrey, Sr. Finance & Compliance Advisor in #SouthSudan. His personal touch is helping local orgs get closer to priming USAID & PEPFAR awards. Read how Godfrey works with USAID's Accelerating Support to Advanced Local Partners (ASAP II) & the USAID Advancing HIV & AIDS Epidemic Control (AHEC) Activity, both led by IntraHealth International, to support local capacity-strengthening: https://lnkd.in/epZdSPfW At IntraHealth, we have a longstanding commitment to locally led development & to recruiting local experts like Godfrey. As the lead for the ASAP projects, we’ve helped 41 local organizations around the world become new prime partners with USAID! Godfrey has provided intensive operational support to four AHEC local partners. He says his approach is all about doing a “deep dive into their processes” and understanding where their weaknesses and strengths are so he can better customize his coaching and improve their capacity. The tools he helped develop and tailor for the local partners include accrual trackers, a human resources checklist, a procurement tracker, and an asset management system. Find out more in this VITAL post by Amy Gastinger and David J. Dobrowolski. Photo 1: Data Godfrey provides on-site mentoring for staff of the Community Initiative Development Organization (CIDO), which provides HIV services in AHEC facilities. Photo 2: Godfrey poses with staff from the South Sudan Network of People Living with HIV (SSNeP) and IntraHealth (Samson Radeny, Ph.D., Kate Stratten, Anne Kinuthia). Photos by Achan Gladys for IntraHealth International. #LocallyLedDevelopment #LocalCapacity #Localization #SouthSudan #HIV #EndAIDS

Happening now at #GHLS24! We're partnering with Global Communities to host a virtual session, “Elevating Community Health Systems as a Pathway to Equity and Resilience.” This panel will explore the opportunities and challenges of delivering community health services, especially in fragile contexts. The panelists will discuss case studies from #Ghana, #Ethiopia, and #SouthSudan, illustrating the vital role of community health workers in caring for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and protracted conflict. Very proud our Moses Galla will share his experience as a leader of our USAID-funded Advancing HIV & AIDS Epidemic Control activity in South Sudan. #CHWs #Resiliance #HealthSystems

Participating in #GHLS24 this week? Join us ?TODAY at 11 am EST? for: "Leadership for Health Workforce Resilience: Facing Conflict, Climate, and Health Emergencies Head-On." Thrilled to cohost this virtual session with Frontline Health Workers Coalition, PROPEL Adapt, Pathfinder International, Project HOPE, and CARE USA! SPEAKERS ?Crystal Lander of Pathfinder International--always a fantastic moderator! ? Lisa Godwin of USAID ? Janet Muriuki of IntraHealth International ? Viviana Nyandeng Madu, #CHW in #SouthSudan ? Mithqal AbuTaha Project HOPE #Gaza Janet Muriuki (photo 2), IntraHealth's #Kenya Country Director & Sr. Director for Health Workforce Development, will discuss how we can develop #HealthWorker resilience for conflict, climate, & health emergencies. She'll share her personal experience strengthening the capacity of health workers to provide health services during severe weather events. Learn more about the Global Health Landscape Symposium: https://lnkd.in/eccaw7JM #GHLS24 #Leadership #HealthWorkforce #Resilience #GlobalHealth #HealthAndClimate