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Digital health for mothers and newborns: Evaluating a mobile voice messaging awareness campaign in Mali, a descriptive observational study

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Classroom to Care Equips Mali’s Next Health Leaders

In Koutiala, Mali, the Espoir de Koutiala School of Health (ESK) recently marked a major milestone with the graduation of its 19th class. But the event was more than just a diploma ceremony — it was a powerful testament to the success of a bold initiative...
BREWERVILLE, LIBERIA: Aug. 22, 2017 - Wislyne S. Yarh Sieh is a registered nurse and Officer in Charge (OIC) at Kpallah Community Clinic in Brewerville. Wisylne worked as a healthcare worker during the Ebola outbreak in 2014-2015. Healthcare workers like Wislyne were left isolated and alone to fight this mysterious disease from the heart of the jungle. But, she, along with many others, continued to fight. "Being a nurse is like being a soldier. You cannot take your uniform off when there is battle. Then you are not a soldier. So I went on the frontline because I wanted to save lives," she remembers. 
The Ministry of Health did not have a centralized system to communicate vital information to healthcare workers across the country at the same time. UNICEF and USAID worked together to create a platform that utilized mobile phones to facilitate a two way communications system between healthcare workers and the centralized ministry. 
Because of this new technology, healthcare workers across the country can receive text messages with important information about health emergencies. They are also able to use their phones to inform the Ministry of Health about the status of stocks in the clinic. 
Since Ebola, Wislyne has started using the new platform and now feels more connected and informed. She says, "If this program just stopped without things being in place, it would carry our work backward. It would make my work longer and delay treatment of the patients." Photo by Sarah Grile. 

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Global Health

Health is shaped far beyond the walls of hospitals and clinics. It's defined by the environments people live in, the food they eat, the safety they feel and the power they hold to influence decisions...
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Transforming Health Worker Training in Mali Using a Competency-Based Approach

Since 2006, the West African Health Organization has undertaken a process to harmonize training curricula for nurses and midwives in the region using a competency-based approach (CBA) to replace classic training. This technical brief outlines...
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Decentralizing Mali’s Health Workforce Information System

This technical brief presents how Mali digitized and decentralized health workforce management using iHRIS, the open source health workforce information system developed by IntraHealth, to include all personnel in the public, para-public, community, and private...
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Using the Optimizing Performance and Quality Approach to Improve Human Resources for Health in Mali

IntraHealth’s Optimizing Performance and Quality (OPQ) approach is a holistic process that multiple countries have used to solve performance or quality issues or generate new types and levels of performance. This technical brief describes application...
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10 Years of Obstetric Fistula Care in Mali: A Case Study of Multisectoral, Holistic Treatment for Women and Girls

In Mali, obstetric fistula is a true public health problem. This report explores Mali as a case study for the West Africa region and globally, and outlines five key interventions that led to Mali’s great...