I-TECH Botswana: New Office, Same Enthusiasm

The I-TECH Botswana team has recently moved into a lovely new space in Gaborone. Now, after the usual start-up concerns, they are settling in! Everyone has a phone, a desk, and plenty of energy to fill the space.

The new office in Gaborone. I-TECH Botswana looks forward to working from this helpful new space.

“This new building gives us valuable space to continue all of our health systems strengthening programs,” said I-TECH’s Julia Devin recently as she handed a stack of books to Ms. Matho Simeon. Both staff members laughed. “Our program staff know each other well and we enjoy working together,” added Matho. “We are enjoying, and needed, the extra room, but often you will still find us collaborating closely together at one desk or another, or out in the health care facilities working with our partners,” she added with a smile.

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Enlisting Media to Promote Tuberculosis Awareness

January 11, 2012

In Ethiopia, I-TECH has enlisted local journalists to help fight stigma, promote prevention, and encourage discussion about tuberculosis (TB), an often-overlooked disease that continues to exact a toll on Ethiopia’s health and communities. The effort began with a recent training for 30 journalists from around the country. Together, they spoke with I-TECH experts about the [...]

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Cholera in Haiti, Cost Effectiveness in Ethiopia Are Subjects of Two New I-TECH-Authored Articles

January 4, 2012

December 2011 saw the publication of two peer-reviewed journal articles by I-TECH-affiliated authors: “Rapid development and use of a nationwide training program for cholera management“ appeared in Emerging Infectious Disease, the journal of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and was co-authored by Dr. Yves Lambert of I-TECH Haiti. The article describes a [...]

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With I-TECH Support, New Strides for Ethiopian Laboratories

December 21, 2011

In Ethiopia, I-TECH and partners are working toward ambitious goals for the country’s public health laboratories.  Recently, all five I-TECH-supported laboratories made progress toward accreditation, a major achievement in Ethiopia’s work to strengthen national health systems. When it comes to truly universal human experiences, the anxiety of waiting for laboratory test results must be near [...]

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I-TECH’s Deepa Rao Awarded Grant for India Maternal Health Study

December 12, 2011

I-TECH’s Deepa Rao is the recipient of a “seed” grant from the new University of Washington (UW) Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children (GlobWACh) for her research to support  mental health among pregnant women in South India. Dr. Rao, a research assistant professor in the UW Department of Global Health and [...]

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ICASA 2011: “Hope and Urgency” for African Leaders

December 9, 2011

Each year, the International Conference on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA), brings together experts and leaders from around the world. Together, they address the state of HIV and AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STI) on the African continent, and discuss challenges, solutions, and priorities in their individual countries and the region as [...]

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Tanzania’s Kondoa School Doubles Capacity With I-TECH Support

December 5, 2011

By Sarah Hohl, MPH, Country Program Manager, I-TECH Tanzania When I joined I-TECH in 2010, I was inspired by the organization’s model of working with local governments to sustain effective national health care systems. I couldn’t wait to join the I-TECH Tanzania team in particular. After six years working in various parts of Africa, I [...]

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Mothers Supporting Mothers in Mozambique

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Through a new peer education program, supported by UNICEF and PEPFAR, HIV-positive mothers in the Manica province of Mozambique are finding a new source of support: other mothers. In June of this year, 19 nurses who specialize in maternal and child health were trained on how to start and provide assistance to support groups that [...]

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World AIDS Day: Personal Stories

November 30, 2011

December first is World AIDS Day. Often, stories associated with World AIDS Day focus on facts and figures: declining infection rates, or the increasing coverage of HIV treatment globally. Those statistics are important, and tell a compelling story of their own. But today, we want to share the stories of two leaders who were interviewed [...]

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I-TECH’s Many Global Health Resource Websites: An Overview

November 28, 2011

Recently I-TECH launched EverydayLeadership.org, a new website featuring videos and resources on leadership and management in global health. Everyday Leadership expands the family of I-TECH websites, which also includes many other helpful resources (all of which are listed here). Here is a quick overview: I-TECH’s main website at www.go2itech.org includes an overview of I-TECH’s programs, [...]

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