by admin | Jun 1, 2018 | Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, human resources for health, Malawi, Pharmacy
Mbang’ombe 1 Health Center is in the back yard of Lilongwe International Airport. In terms of access to quality health services however, the facility might as well be far from Lilongwe. At approximately 50 km from the Lilongwe District Health Office and Central...
by admin | Apr 25, 2018 | data for decision making, distribution system, Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, Supply Chain
I had the privilege of meeting Ruphin Ndumbala on my recent visit to Equateur province, DRC. Ruphin is one of the many frontline health workers who go above and beyond to ensure vaccines reach every last child. Recently, he made a promise, and I was honored enough to...
by admin | Apr 2, 2018 | human resources for health, Uncategorized
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. – Theodore Parker This week we celebrate World Health Worker Week. I cannot think of a better testimony to health workers than those shown in “Bending the Arc”, a documentary chronicling...
by admin | Nov 30, 2017 | Malawi, Supply Chain, Technology
Vaccines are extremely sensitive to temperature. They must remain between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius in order to remain viable. Outside of this temperature range, vaccines become less effective at preventing diseases. Because of this, the storage and handling of vaccines...
by admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Malawi, Pharmacy
One hundred and thirty minutes. That’s just over two hours. It’s a long time to wait to see a doctor no matter where you are in the world. Then after waiting for two hours, patients talk to a healthcare provider for less than 2 minutes – 140 seconds – before they...
by admin | Aug 5, 2016 | CCPF, Health Worker Capacity, Malawi, Maternal and Child Health, mHealth, Technology
Malawi has made incredible strides over the past few years to reduce morbidity and mortality, specifically among women and children under 5 years old. Key to this success has been a focus on using community health workers, known in Malawi as Health Surveillance...
