When Beatha Mukabucyana’s children fell sick with malaria, a community health worker in her village in Rwanda treated them. “The quick and efficient health services, provided to me in time of need, motivated me to become a community health worker,” she said. Chosen to serve as a community health worker (CHW) by her village, Karambi,
On World Malaria Day, let’s thank community health worker Beatha Mukabucyana of Rwanda and others like her who play a central role in delivering quality malaria services to women and families where they live. Jhpiego is strengthening prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria across Africa with the help of community health workers such as Beatha.
From November 17 – 21, 2021, nearly 4,900 tropical medicine and global health professionals from around the world will attend this year’s virtual ASTMH Annual Meeting and Jhpiego will be there too! Jhpiego will be holding a symposium and will have several oral and poster presentations during the meeting. Here is a summary of our
