Margarite Nathe

2014’s Top Global Health Stories—and What They Have to Do with Health Workers

Sarah Dwyer — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:20:04 +0000

As 2014 comes to an end, the international development community stands on the cusp of major new progress, particularly in global health and development—but the war and disease that marked this year could hinder that progress for decades to come. Health workers labored on the front lines of some of 2014’s most prominent events, which will likely affect global health and the well-being for all 7 billion of us as we move into 2015 and beyond. So let's take a look back at some of 2014’s biggest global health and development stories. Some good, some bad, all illuminating as we enter the new year.

Author's name:

Margarite Nathe

Publication Date:

December 2014

Information Is Never More Powerful than When It’s Shared

Carol Bales — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:19:51 +0000

This post was originally published on the IntraHealth International blog.

CapacityPlus develops the core iHRIS software and releases updates.

Data, data, data—they’re the fuel that powers any robust national health care system. They can propel a country toward the Shangri-La of universal health coverage—or they can hold one back. IntraHealth’s Dykki Settle answers five questions about how the right information in the right hands could pave the way to health care for all.

Author's name:

Margarite Nathe

Publication Date:

October 2013

Using Data to Successfully Advocate for Health Workforce Funding

Carol Bales — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:47:47 +0000

In Mbale District, Uganda, one exhausted midwife—widely loved by her community and usually fantastic at her job—found herself snapping at her clients and being rude. For days, she’d been working without rest at a clinic that offers 24-hour maternity care. And she was burned out.

She’s not alone. The country’s vast shortage of health workers has left almost half the jobs in the health sector empty and the other half filled with staff who are overworked to the breaking point. In Mbale, clinicians could give patients only about five minutes of their time, which led to far too many mistaken diagnoses and prescriptions.

Author's name:

Margarite Nathe

Publication Date:

October 2013