The numbers tell an amazing story of health care providers striving to control the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador: One million vulnerable people vaccinated 13 provinces reached 102 mobile brigades and health facilities contributing 5,550 members of the community trained in COVID-19 vaccine-related topics to counter misinformation 65 health care providers leading the vaccination strategy To
A version of this blog was originally posted on impactmalaria.org. Malaria is a major health risk in Ghana, with over 5.1 million diagnosed cases and over 300 deaths in 2020 alone. With the added threat of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised high-malaria burden countries, such as Ghana, to tailor interventions and maintain the
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,
Every day 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Helena’s story shows us it doesn’t have to be this way.
