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April 03, 2014
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For Maternal Health, What Role Will Universal Health Coverage Play in a Post-MDG World? [2]

Health Systems Strengthening [4]
Universal Health Coverage [5]
Women & Gender [6]
{Photo courtesy of Erik Törner/Individuell Människohjälp.} [2]Health clinic in Kathmandu, Nepal.Photo courtesy of Erik Törner/Individuell Människohjälp.

Cross-posted with permission from The Wilson Center’s NewSecurityBeat.org [7].

The global maternal health agenda has been largely defined by the Millennium Development Goals [8] (MDGs) for the last decade and half, but what will happen after they expire in 2015? What kind of framework is needed to continue the momentum towards eliminating preventable maternal deaths and morbidities? [Video Below]

For a panel of experts gathered at the Wilson Center on February 20 [9], universal health coverage is a powerful mechanism that may be crucial to finishing the job.

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April 07, 2014
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Video: Celebrate World Health Day [11]

Chronic Diseases [13]
Fragile States [14]
Health Systems Strengthening [4]
HIV & AIDS [15]
Universal Health Coverage [5]
US Global Health Policy [16]
Women & Gender [6]
Rui Pires.} [11]Photo credit: Rui Pires.

Happy World Health Day from MSH!

Ten country representatives, on behalf of MSH's 2,100-plus worldwide staff, wish YOU, your families, communities, and countries a happy World Health Day, and a world where EVERYONE has the opportunity for a healthy life! [Video below]

At MSH, we save lives by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health, using proven approaches developed over 40 years to help leaders, health managers, and communities in low- and middle-income nations build stronger health systems for greater health impact. We envision a world where everyone has the opportunity for a healthy life!

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April 09, 2014
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Health Workers Save Lives Daily—If We Train, Support, and Empower Them [18]

Health Systems Strengthening [4]
US Global Health Policy [16]
Brigid Boettler/MSH} [18]A participant asks a question during the congressional briefing on saving women's & children's lives in fragile countries.Photo credit: Brigid Boettler/MSH

It can be easy to take healthcare workers for granted. For the majority of us living in the United States, you know that a trained doctor and nurse will see you when you need assistance; a lab technician will do your blood work; and a certified pharmacist will dispense your prescriptions. But imagine going into labor and not knowing if a midwife or doctor will be present? Or, if you need a medication and there is no pharmacy to provide it?

These are the challenges facing millions of people in low- and middle-income countries—and the problems are made worse for those living in rural areas and/or fragile states.

Training health workers

To address this ongoing challenge, MSH, with International Medical Corps [20] and the Frontline Health Workers Coalition [21], organized a Congressional briefing with the Congressional Women’s Caucus on March 26: “Saving Women’s and Children’s Lives: Strengthening the Health Workforce in Fragile Countries [22].”

At the heart of the discussion was the acknowledgement that to save lives you must have a strong health system and a strong health workforce.

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April 11, 2014
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Thank you, Dr. Pablos-Méndez [24]

Health Systems Strengthening [4]
Universal Health Coverage [5]
US Global Health Policy [16]
Paula Champagne/MSH} [24]Ariel Pablos-Méndez (USAID) and Jonathan D. Quick (MSH) spoke at the MSH Country Health Impact Fair on April 9.Photo credit: Paula Champagne/MSH

MSH extends our thanks to Ariel Pablos-Méndez (MD, MPH), assistant administrator for global health at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), for addressing the MSH Country Health Impact Fair participants and attendees on Wednesday, April 9, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC.

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April 14, 2014
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Country Ownership: MSH Representatives and Partners Share Stories of Health Impact [26]

Fragile States [14]
Health Systems Strengthening [4]
HIV & AIDS [15]
Universal Health Coverage [5]
US Global Health Policy [16]
Paula Champagne/MSH.} [26]MSH country representatives, Mr. Bada Pharasi (South Africa), Ziyanda Ngoma (South Africa), Ana Diaz (Angola), Dr. Negussu Mekonnen (Ethiopia), and Percy Ramirez (Angola).Photo credit: Paula Champagne/MSH.

Pablos-Méndez Applauds and Encourages MSH Representatives and Partners at DC Country Health Impact Fair

Representatives from 13 MSH countries—Afghanistan, Angola, Cote d’Ivoire, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda—shared stories and materials about the lives saved and health impact of MSH’s work, in partnership with US Agency for International Development [27] (USAID) and others, at the MSH Country Health Impact Fair at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, last week. Country ownership and health impact were common themes at the fair.

Ariel Pablos-Méndez (MD, MPH), assistant administrator for global health at the US Agency for International Development [27] (USAID), addressed participants and attendees.

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April 15, 2014
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Health for All Co-hosts National Stakeholders Meeting on UHC in Nigeria [29]

Health Systems Strengthening [4]
Universal Health Coverage [5]
MSH} [29](From left) Hiwot Emishaw (Health for All Campaign); Dr. Femi Thomas (National Health Insurance Scheme); Prof. Khama Rogo (Health in African Initiative, International Finance Corporation in Nigeria); Hon. Minister of Health, Prof. C.O. Onyebuchi; Amb. Bala Sanni (Federal Ministry of Health); Nuhu M. Zabagyi (NHIS Board Chairman); Marie Francoise Marie Nelly (World Bank Country Representative); Pieter Walhof (PharmAccess Foundation); Abuja, March 9, 2014.Photo credit: MSH

In Nigeria, the Health for All: Campaign for Universal Health Coverage in Africa [31] is effectively collaborating with stakeholders to support the government move toward universal health coverage (UHC).  Led by MSH [32] and funded by The Rockefeller Foundation [33], the Health for All Campaign co-hosted a National Stakeholders Meeting on UHC in conjunction with the National Health Insurance Scheme [34] (NHIS), International Finance Corporation [35] (IFC) and PharmAccess Foundation [36] on March 9, 2014. The prior day, March 8, the campaign hosted a media forum on “Effective coverage of progress towards universal health coverage in Nigeria.”

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April 17, 2014
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Four Ethiopian Mothers Receive REAL Awards for Health Workers at Addis Ceremony [38]

Health Systems Strengthening [4]
HIV & AIDS [15]
Women & Gender [6]
Genaye Eshetu/MSH} [38]Almaz Haile, Yeshi Derebew, Jember Alemayehu, and Teberih Tsegay receive 2014 REAL AWARDS.Photo credit: Genaye Eshetu/MSH

Four Ethiopian HIV-positive mothers received 2014 REAL Awards [39] for their outstanding contributions to the fight against HIV, particularly prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), at a ceremony in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 10, 2014. Created by Save the Children [40] and the Frontline Health Workers Coalition [41], the REAL Awards are designed to develop greater respect and appreciation for health workers and the lifesaving care they provide globally, as well as in the United States. 

Meet Tsegay, Haile, Alemayehu, and Derebrew

After breaking their silence and confronting the stigma faced by people living with HIV in Ethiopia, and envisioning that no child be born with HIV from their town, the four mothers—Teberih Tsegay, Almaz Haile, Jember Alemayehu, and Yeshi Derebew [42]—received training on PMTCT and began working in late 2010 as mother mentors at Korem Town’s health center of Tigray Region.

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April 17, 2014
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Remember, Unite, Renew: Rwanda Marks 20 Years Rebuilding from Genocide [44]

Fragile States [14]
Health Systems Strengthening [4]
Universal Health Coverage [5]
//www.kwibuka.rw/">Kwibuka 20</a>} [44]The #Kwibuka20 Flame of Remembrance burning bright at the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, Rwanda.Photo credit: Kwibuka 20 [46]

Twenty years ago, the genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi began in Rwanda. Nearly a million people were slaughtered from April through July, 1994.

In 2003, the UN General Assembly designated April 7 as International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda [47]. This year, to mark the 20th anniversary, the Republic of Rwanda launched Kwibuka20 [46] (“Remember20”), a series of events commemorating the tragedy and honoring the nearly one million Rwandans who lost their lives.

The theme of Kwibuka20, “Remember, Unite, Renew”, also celebrates the remarkable story of resilience and hope of the Rwandan people, who are building a new, prosperous, and cohesive society. Kwibuka20 calls on the global community to stand together against genocide in three key ways:

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April 18, 2014
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Malaria Control Experts: Join the Virtual "State of the Art Malaria Programming" Seminar April 22-24 [49]

Health Systems Strengthening [4]
Warren Zelman.} [49]Photo credit: Warren Zelman.

April 2014 is an important month for malaria control. On April 25, the global community commemorates World Malaria Day 2014 [50], with a theme of: "Invest in the Future: Defeat Malaria". Earlier this month, April 7, the theme of World Health Day highlighted the "small bite, big threat [51]" of vector-borne diseases.

To commemorate these days and advance effective malaria programming worldwide, Management Sciences for Health (MSH) will host a 3-day virtual seminar, April 22-24 [52] focusing on State of the Art Malaria Programming that leads to malaria elimination in this generation. The sub-themes of the seminar are:

  • April 22: State of Art for Malaria Elimination
  • April 23: Malaria Pharmaceutical Management
  • April 24: Vector Control, Prevention, and Parasitology

Participants must register on LeaderNet [53] to participate.

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April 23, 2014
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World Malaria Day 2014: Ajak's Story [55]

Health Systems Strengthening [4]
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"I thought I [would] go home with a dead child. I came carrying my child on my back. She was lifeless. Now my child is well and she is walking," said the mother of 5-year-old Ajak in South Sudan.

Ajak was ill with malaria, the number one cause of death in South Sudan.  Ajak and her mother had come from Nyeith village to Panthou Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) in Aweil South County, a facility supported by the MSH-led, USAID-funded Sudan Health Transformation Project (SHTP II). SHTP II focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in that fragile state emerging from 35 years of conflict. Arriving in a coma, Ajak was admitted to the pediatric ward for further management and investigation.

The Panthou medical team immediately started Ajak on a quinine drip for a presumed malaria infection, which blood slides then confirmed. The following day Ajak remained in a coma, and her mother’s hopes for her child’s recovery were fading. In discussion with family members, Ajak's mother decided it was time to bring the sick child back home to their village.

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Source URL: https://msh.org/blog/archive/201404

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[2] https://msh.org/blog/2014/04/03/for-maternal-health-what-role-will-universal-health-coverage-play-in-a-post-mdg
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[6] https://msh.org/blog-categories/women-gender
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[9] http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/improving-maternal-health-through-universal-health-coverage
[10] https://msh.org/blog/2014/04/07/video-celebrate-world-health-day#comments
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[12] https://msh.org/users/management-sciences-for-health
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[14] https://msh.org/blog-categories/fragile-states
[15] https://msh.org/blog-categories/hiv-aids
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