HAI Timor-Leste: Stepping up for the health of the planet
In many low income countries tap water isn’t clean and has the potential to cause illness and disease. This is true in Timor-Leste, where water must either be boiled before drinking or, as is frequently the case, bottled water is purchased for consumption. ...
It turns out there is a big difference: one mother’s experience with Liga Inan
On a recent visit to the rural village of Maumeta in Timor-Leste’s coastal Liquica municipality, the HAI team encountered Domingas Soares, mother of four, and enrollee in HAI’s Liga Inan program–the first ever mobile health project in Timor-Leste....
Liga Inan is launched in Lautem Municipality
On Thursday 28 June, Lautem Municipality became the eleventh municipality in Timor-Leste to launch the “Liga Inan” or “Connecting Mothers” mobile health program. Pregnant women in Lautem can now join the 33,000 other women in Timor-Leste who have participated...
Press Release – Timor-Leste
The City of Moonee Valley donates mobile phones to Liquica Municipality for use in the Liga Inan, mHealth program. Liquica, Timor-Leste, July 13 2017 On 13 July 2017, Health Alliance International had the honour of handing over a donation of 33 mobile phones on behalf...
HAI Invited to Present at Global Conference
By Susan Thompson, Director of Timor-Leste Programs May 22-23 delegates from around the world attended the Global Conference on the 2030 Agenda: A Roadmap for SDGs in Fragile and Conflict-affected States held in Dili, Timor-Leste. H.E. Dr. Rui Maria de Araujo, Prime...
Ama Ferik: HAI Midwife Helps Local Women Establish Home Industry
By Susan Thompson, Director of Timor-Leste Programs When HAI Timor-Leste midwife, Rara Dethan, attended the Women Deliver Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in May 2016, she was supported by a Women Deliver Young Leader Scholarship. The focus of the conference was the...
Midwife Successfully Resuscitated a 1 Kg Preemie: Saving the Lives of Newborns through follow-up after training
By Rara Dethan, Quality Improvement Coordinator for HAI-Timor-Leste Ana Paula da Silva Sequera has worked as a government midwife for nine years and is a participant in HAI’s Learning Lab program. Recognized by the National Institute of Health in Timor-Leste, Learning...Check Out This Great Blog by Baby Center on the Liga Inan Project
http://www.babycenter.com/mission-motherhood/babycenter-phone-messages-help-mothers-make-healthy-choices/
HAI Timor Staff March in Take Back the Street
By Sarah Meyanathan, HAI staff HAI staff participated in the ‘Take Back the Street’ walk in Dili, Timor-Leste on August 25, 2016. Organized by UN Women and several other partners, the walk was aimed at raising public awareness of sexual and street harassment and...
Liga Inan Hotline: On Call Support to Health Providers in Timor-Leste
By Sarah Meyanathan and Olinda Baptista, HAI staff The Liga Inan hotline was launched in February 2016 and provides remote support to health providers. Designed by Catalpa International and staffed by HAI, the hotline focuses on basic trouble shooting and monitors...