HAI’s Cyclone Idai Response: Keeping things moving
On March 14, 2019 Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique’s port city of Beira, substantially damaging ~80% of local infrastructure and leaving the two central provinces of Mozambique in a state of emergency. In the days that followed, flooding, food shortages, and lack of...HAI’s Cyclone Idai Response: Health system infrastructure rebuild
On March 14, 2019 Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique’s port city of Beira, substantially damaging ~80% of local infrastructure and leaving the two central provinces of Mozambique in a state of emergency. In the days that followed, flooding, food shortages, and lack of...
Cyclone Kenneth – what back-to-back cyclones tell us about where response resources should be focused
The fact that Mozambique’s already under-resourced health, education, and public works systems are further burdened by the impact of a second cyclone so soon after Idai, highlights the importance of reinforcing the resilience of these critical public institutions,...
HAI’s Cyclone Idai Response: High-priority medicines where they’re needed most
On March 14, 2019 Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique’s port city of Beira, substantially damaging ~80% of local infrastructure and leaving the two central provinces of Mozambique in a state of emergency. In the days that followed, flooding, food shortages, and lack of...
World AIDS Day 2018 – 15 Years of ART in Mozambique
15 years ago, the Mozambican Government endorsed a new HIV/AIDS strategic plan that would, for the first time, introduce large-scale care and treatment programs through the Mozambican National Health System. That plan, developed by the Mozambican Ministry of Health...
Publication Alert: Civil Society and Health for All
The Harvard Center for Health and Human Rights is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Alma-Ata Declaration with its ALMA-ATA at 40 blog series. As contributors, HAI’s Julia Robinson and Leigh Haynes (Vrije University in Brussels) co-authored a reflection on...
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...
Register Now: Our Health is Not For Sale!
Day of Action: Our health is not for sale! April 7, 2017 University of Washington, Seattle, WA The People’s Health Movement (PHM) and Health Alliance International (HAI) are thrilled to join the International Day of Action Against Privatization of Health on April 7,...
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...