Apr 22, 2020
As of April 22, 2020, over 2.5 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, including in 52 African countries. In countries that are already facing shortages of health workers and supplies, COVID-19 will overwhelm health systems––disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable.
Community and frontline health workers…
Mar 31, 2020
Abraham Zerihun Megentta is the Regional Advisor Consultant, East and Southern Africa for Last Mile Health’s Community Health Academy. Below, he reflects on what we can learn about empathy from the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, has now spread to more than…
Jan 21, 2020
In November 2019, members of the Last Mile Health team took part in the International Symposium on Community Health Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which convened academics, government policymakers, and practitioners from 35 countries to discuss strengthening primary healthcare by employing, optimizing, and managing community health workforces. As only the second…
