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...![[Video] Enabling Learning Systems: the African Health Initiative in Mozambique](https://www.healthallianceinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/E1-Moz-DDCF-e1539715702674.png)
[Video] Enabling Learning Systems: the African Health Initiative in Mozambique
We are extremely proud to share this short video–produced by FORWARD STORYSTUDIO–that highlights the success of our ongoing partnership with the Mozambican Ministry of Health and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to strengthen the health system in...
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...HAI Celebrates its 30th Anniversary with Friends, Family, and Marimba
LET’S CELEBRATE!!! On Friday October 6th, Health Alliance International was joined by students, staff, friends, collaborators, and family to celebrate 30 years of working in solidarity with ministries of health while advocating for primary health care through...
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...
Balancing breastfeeding and work
Welcome to the final day of our celebration of World Breastfeeding Week! Earlier this week, we discussed the health benefits to mother and infant of breastfeeding, the needs of HIV positive mothers who are breastfeeding, and HAI’s work around maternal and infant...
Why don’t more women breastfeed?
If you’ve been keeping up with our blog the past few days, you already know that we’re celebrating World Breastfeeding Week. We’ve discussed the health benefits to mother and infant of breastfeeding, the needs of HIV positive mothers who are breastfeeding, and HAI’s...