Apr 5, 2023
Malawi was already grappling with a cholera outbreak when Cyclone Freddy struck in February and March 2023. Driven in part by the effects of climate change, Freddy now stands as both the longest-lasting and most energy-producing tropical cyclone ever recorded. Malawi endured the worst of the storm’s…
Apr 4, 2023
When reflecting on why he became a community health worker, Mark-Pay Kaiyuway’s answer is simple: “My community needed the medicines.”
Mark-Pay lives and works in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, providing primary care to roughly 300 people across five towns. Many of his neighbors are farmers, growing crops…
Apr 3, 2023
When Ekram Redwan began her career in Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health in 2012, the country faced a massive shortage of health workers. “The proportion of health workers to population was way below the WHO standard,” she recalls. The flagship Health Extension Program, which trains and deploys female community health…
