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We Have the Tools to Reach “Zero Malaria” in Pregnancy

Leah Kellgren
Health Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Malaria April 24, 2019
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Malaria remains a global threat and pregnant women are especially vulnerable. There are measures we must take to ensure women no longer have to die in childbirth or fear the loss of another pregnancy because they are infected.
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Development Works Here with Dzenita Kolja

Dzenita Kolja
April 24, 2019
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Development works here because great people work here. We’re excited to introduce you to our team.
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Dzenita Kolja

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Stop, Look, and Listen! Preventing Recruitment of Youth into Illicit Activities in Southern Colombia

Cameron Berkuti | Christina Schultz | Diana Acuña | Juan Pablo Castaño | ​Kelly Brooks | Susan Kemp
Democracy and Governance Violence Prevention Peace, Stability, and Transition Youth Violence Prevention April 18, 2019
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As development practitioners, we tend to rush in with solutions to deal with complex problems. But, acknowledging problem complexity means we need to step back and give ourselves room to figure out how to achieve sustainable impact.
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We Have the Tools to Reach “Zero Malaria” in Pregnancy

Leah Kellgren
April 24, 2019
4 Minute Read
Health Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Malaria
Malaria remains a global threat and pregnant women are especially vulnerable. There are measures we must take to ensure women no longer have to die in childbirth or fear the loss of another pregnancy because they are infected.

News: Chemonics Takes “A Critical Look at Health Systems Thinking”


March 20, 2019
2 Minute Read
Health Systems Health
On March 14, in Washington, D.C., Chemonics hosted the first event in a two-part panel series addressing the application of systems thinking in global health.

Partnering with Faith-based Organizations to Achieve Health for All

Samantha Law
March 19, 2019
4 Minute Read
Health Health Systems Health Workforce Development
Faith-based organizations deliver more than 30 percent of health services across sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Africa Christian Health Associations Platform. Without meaningful engagement with this community, we jeopardize our pursuit of health for all.

Can We Actually Think and Work Politically?

Robert Brookes | Susan Kemp
February 28, 2019
1 Minute Read
Health Health Systems Human Resources for Health Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Democracy and Governance
Robert Brookes and Susan Kemp advocate for collective action to change how we do development and accelerate progress toward development goals.
Health commodities delivered by boat

News: GHSC-PSM Project Hits 87 Percent On-Time Delivery and Achieves $85 Million in Savings Per Recent Annual Report


February 21, 2019
2 Minute Read
Supply Chain Solutions Health Commodity Procurement and Freight Forwarding Warehousing and Inventory Management Distribution and Transportation Health Health Supply Chains
The recently published Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report of the USAID Global Health and Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project shows significant strides in delivering lifesaving health commodities.

Want Global Health Security? Look to Health Systems, Financing, and the Private Sector

Dr. Mariam Reda
December 4, 2018
4 Minute Read
Health Global Health Security Health Systems
The Global Health Security Agenda has launched its new GHSA 2024 framework. But, success hinges on stakeholders’ ability to erase the conventional divide between public health systems and global health security and adopt a more integrated, people-centered approach.
Health Worker, HRH2030

“Imagine All the People” Living Healthy Lives: Personal Reflections on Themes from HSR2018

Rachel Deussom
November 16, 2018
4 Minute Read
Health Systems Human Resources for Health Health
The recent Symposium on Health Systems Research called on global health professionals to think critically about what it will take to achieve the dream of health for all. Rachel Deussom believes primary health care services that espouse health promotion and prevention are the way.

No Passport Required: Mosquitoes Cross Borders Freely, Regional Partners Lessen Their Bite

Sean Miller
October 30, 2018
3 Minute Read
Health Malaria
Mosquitoes cause nearly one million deaths annually, about half of these from malaria. Countries must think within and beyond their borders — collaborating with their neighbors — to halt the spread of this pernicious disease and achieve epidemic control by 2030.

Untapping the Potential of a ‘New’ Human Resource for Health: The Local Community Leader

Dr. Mariam Reda
October 25, 2018
2 Minute Read
Health Reproductive Health and Family Planning
Entrenched in their communities, local leaders can be powerful extensions of the health workforce. The HRH2030 program demonstrates the potential of a local leadership and management approach for improving health outcomes.