Jan 26, 2025
By Tasokwa Nkhonjera, Director, Community Health Systems Strengthening, and Mathias Mdalla, Senior Technical Coordinator
In the heart of Malawi’s Nsanje District, Agness Alfonso begins her day well before dawn. As a community midwife assistant, mother, and wife, her mornings are a delicate balance of familial duties and professional responsibilities…
Jan 23, 2024
Outside Changoima Health Post in Chikwawa District, Malawi, neighbors watch as the community’s chief and elders recognize three women with the title of “secret mother.” The women—Elifa Ndege, Anastasia Divala, and Hilda Mbendera—are respected members of the community, trustworthy, and invested in the needs of others. And…
Jan 19, 2024
Serkalem Getachew has spent 13 years working toward a singular goal. “I became a community health worker because I wanted to help women and their children,” she says. “I will be satisfied when I see them satisfied.”
Serkalem delivers care to patients in Legambo District in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region…
