May 17, 2025
Globally, non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death and disability. This broad category of nontransmissible illness—ranging from cardiovascular diseases to cancer to diabetes—is a threat for those across continents and contexts, but low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately impacted, representing 73% of non-communicable disease…
May 9, 2025
In 2021, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health made an exciting revision to their national community health worker policy to equip the workforce to deliver an integrated package of primary health services – a critical component of universal health coverage.
Alongside this change, the Ministry of Health launched a research initiative…
Apr 22, 2025
Janjay Teedoe vividly remembers the day she learned about Liberia’s National Community Health Program. A mother of seven children—four still living—she supported her family with income from her small farm in remote Rivercess County, Liberia. She listened eagerly as she learned how she could supplement her earnings…
