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Management Sciences for Health Joins Global Health Community to Ensure Access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in all Health Facilities

June 27, 2019

More than $120 million in commitments announced at historic convening for global healthArlington, VA—Last week, Management Sciences for Health (MSH) joined philanthropies, nongovernmental organizations, US government agencies, financial institutions, corporations, universities, Nobel laureate Dr.

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Makueni County Welcomes Afya Dumu to Combat Noncommunicable Diseases

August 07, 2019

Front row (left to right): Governor Kivutha Kibwana, Chemuttaai Langat (Medtronic), Ndinda Kusu (MSH), and Nathan Mulure (Novartis) with attendees at the signing ceremony.

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been on the rise in Kenya over the past decade. More than half of inpatient admissions and over 55% of hospital deaths are due to NCDs, severely compromising health care budgets.The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Kenya is focused on accelerating progress to prevent and control NCDs and is continuously exploring strategies for mainstreaming the NCD agenda into Kenya’s broader plans toward universal health coverage (UHC).

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Locally Leading the Way to UHC: USAID's Inclusive Health Access Prize

September 24, 2019

More than half of the world’s 7.7 billion people are not receiving all of the essential health services they need.