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Nurses Can Close the MDG Gaps in Maternal and Reproductive Health, but Not without New Skills and Mentorship

I recently had the opportunity to travel and work with our team in Uganda to help the Ministry of Health (MOH) plan for, develop, and manage its health workforce. I was reminded again of the strenuous demands placed upon nurses.

SwitchPoint 2013: Reengineering the Backyard

On April 19 and 20 in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, IntraHealth convened more than 300 people for the second annual SwitchPoint Conference, Retreat, and Concert. SwitchPoint is not just another conference. It is an experience—and a new approach to building partnerships and making progress.

Picturing Our Work: Harnessing mLearning for Training Health Workers

This post originally appeared on the CapacityPlus blog. IntraHealth International leads the CapacityPlus project.
In this age of rapidly emerging technologies, how can we improve the way we provide training to health workers?

Caktus Sponsoring and Speaking on Mobile Health at SwitchPoint 2013

This blog was originally published on the Caktus blog

Tough Decisions for Health Workers Who Care for the Boston Marathon's Wounded

We at IntraHealth are keeping those who were injured and affected by the bombings at Monday’s Boston Marathon in our thoughts this week. The act of cruelty took three lives and inflicted gruesome, life-changing injuries on many others. Some athletes who were in top condition just a few days ago will never run again.

Health Is Wealth

Meet three men in Africa who share two key beliefs: access to health care for all people is vital, and healthy people build strong economies.