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Read the stories about our work, from those who do the work, and our upcoming programs, press releases, and project highlights.

MSH Claims Top Prizes in the 2023 Society for International Development “Lightning Talk” Video Competition

Primary Health Care

This is an image of a young Guatemalan woman, her hair in braids, looking back as she walks with a baby strapped to her back using a traditional wrap.

Perspectivas desde Guatemala: mejorando la salud materna de mujeres indígenas mediante un modelo de atención mixto

Primary Health Care

Afghanistan midwife: A midwife while providing health education on ANC to the DH client. Photo by AFIAT

Guardians on Duty: Meet the Midwives Making a Difference for Afghan Mothers

Primary Health Care

Management Sciences for Health and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society to Bolster the Country’s Response to Health Emergencies

Arlington, VA and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—May 30, 2023—Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS)—the premier local…

Leadership, Management, and Governance

A community health volunteer in Nigeria in an orange vest leans over to tend to a baby that is being held on the lap of its mother, who is seated. Photo credit: U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative for States (PMI-S) activity

Gaining Ground in the Fight against Malaria: The View from Nigeria 

Malaria

A woman, Shimla, poses for a photo with her husband, who holds their one-year-old son in Bangladesh.

Supporting a Young Couple’s Journey to First-Time Parenthood in Bangladesh

Primary Health Care

This is an image of a young Guatemalan woman, her hair in braids, looking back as she walks with a baby strapped to her back using a traditional wrap.

Insights from Guatemala: Improving Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health through a Blended Model of Care

Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health

Four people in Nigeria - one woman and three men - are working outside on a porch under an awning packing malaria medicines into boxes and bags, and checking them off lists. Photo Credit: MSH

A Local Award Affirms MSH Leadership in Malaria Elimination in Nigeria

Malaria

This photo is a closeup of a person's hands as they measure out the correct dosage of malaria medication from a plastic bag into a small cup in Nigeria. Photo Credit: Arne Hoel / World Bank; publicly available photo under the Creative Commons License

Nigeria Races to Scale Up Its Production of Medicines

Malaria

Lagos residents use art to draw attention to the gaps in the prevention and treatment of malaria. According to UNICEF, over 1,000 children under the age of 5 catch malaria every day. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Nigeria Has Africa’s Highest Malaria Death Rate – Progress Is Being Made, But It’s Not Enough

Malaria

Gloria Dem during the hands-on training on the use of RDT at the PHC Gura Topp

Fighting Malaria in Nigeria: Health Workers Harness Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Improve Care

Malaria

A mother receives seasonal malaria meds for her children from a health worker. Photo credit: PMI-S Project, Nigeria, malaria

A Mother’s Dream Fulfilled: Preventive Medication Campaign Protects Nigerian Children from Malaria

Malaria