USAID Global Health Newsletter - January 2018

Join Global Health on Facebook Follow Global Health on Twitter January 2018    Photo credit: Riccardo Gangale for USAID/Courtesy of Photoshare Equity in Health Going Beyond Access for All A focus on equity can strengthen the link between health and other development sectors by focusing on the most vulnerable populations. If certain populations are continually underserved by their health systems and disproportionately impacted, it endangers the well-being of societies at-large and can even hold back health progress for the most advantaged. Read the full story. Podcast – Partnering with the Private Sector to Gain Equity Listen to our conversation with Elaine Menotti, Senior Technical Advisor from USAID's Office of Population and Reproductive Health, to hear how the private sector is a critical partner for achieving equity in health.  Immunizations and Population Coverage: A Story from Tanzania USAID used an integrated approach to strengthening the health system in order to bring life-saving vaccinations to some of the hardest to reach communities in Tanzania. Read the full story. Ensuring Equal Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment and Services Achieving sustainable control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic will require that everyone has equal access to treatment and services. USAID's LINKAGES Project is the first of its kind to focus primarily on reaching "key populations" - the groups of people hardest to reach and most at-risk for the disease. Read the full story. Addressing Equity in Health at Every Stage of Development A Q&A with Kelly Saldana, Director of the Bureau for Global Health's Office of Health Systems "Equity is not the kind of thing that should be addressed only at the planning stage. You must carefully monitor for it over time. You need to look at whether you are reaching the population that you intended to target or not..."  Read the full story. USAID GH  Media Mentions More Rwandans than Ever before Are Finding Affordable Health Care Options Life on the Congo River: Boosting Survival Rates for Mothers and Babies – In Pictures A Modest Amount of American Money Can Help the World's Poorest Countries A New Way to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health WeRobotics to Use Drones to Curb Mosquito Populations Look Ahead February 8: USAID and UBS Optimus Foundation host the Innovative Financing to Achieve Impact in Global Health event in NYC. February 8: USAID's Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III Project (FANTA) hosts a webinar on "Nutrition as the Entry Point to Strengthening Health Systems." Global Health Highlights Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development Every two minutes a woman dies in childbirth. The Saving Lives at Birth initiative, in its eighth round in 2018, unlocks the greatest potential to change that statistic. Join us to see how we are helping scale up cutting edge, low-cost, low-tech innovations to save the lives of mothers and newborns in the hardest-to-reach corners of the world. Read the full story. New! Advancing Health Systems Podcast What makes a responsive, patient-centered health system? How can low- and middle-income countries achieve a strong health system? Follow this podcast to hear perspectives on the most complex questions surrounding health systems. Read the full story. UAVs in Global Health Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential for significant impact in global health. USAID created an investment roadmap for donors to strategically coordinate their investments to shape and accelerate the market. Read the full story.     Women as Behavior Change Agents for Gaining Equity As caregivers, heads of household and community leaders, women often hold the power to influence the behaviors of those around them. USAID's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability [PDF, 502KB] program is exploring the impact women in Nepal can have on community sanitation and health by training them to be behavior change agents and create a model for other similar sanitation programs around the world. Read the full story. Quality, Equity, Dignity Network The Quality of Care Network wants to halve maternal and newborn mortality rates in the next five years. They will do this by looking at the quality, equity and dignity of healthcare in the way it is delivered by health workers and the way it is experienced by patients. Read the full story. Stay Connected with USAID Global Health         The KMS Project is sending these announcements on behalf of USAID's Bureau for Global Health. The KMS Project is located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 440, Washington DC 20004  • (202) 660-1860