Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems Afghanistan Associate Award Project: Blog Posts

Global Health Impact: Ensuring Access to Affordable, Quality Medicines

June 01, 2015
{Photo credit: Warren Zelman.}

MSH's May 2015 newsletter highlights the global health impact of pharmaceutical management: Ensuring access to affordable, quality medicines saves lives (subscribe). Introduction by Jonathan D. Quick, MD, MPH Health care is largely dependent upon essential medicines for preventing infection, reducing pain, and treating illness. The development of effective medicines, however, is only the beginning. Quality care means getting the right medicine, in the right dose, at an affordable price, for all the people who need it.

Manifesto for Maternal Health: Highlights from MSH

March 24, 2014
{Photo credit: Warren Zelman.}

This post originally appeared on the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) Blog as part of a series celebrating the one-year anniversary of The Lancet publishing “A Manifesto for Maternal Health post-2015,” co-authored by Ana Langer, Richard Horton, and Guerino Chalamilla.

Photos: MSH Celebrating International Women's Day Around the World

March 20, 2014
[Last year, a group of community members queued up to register for different services at Budaka Health Center IV on International Women's Day 2013.] {Photo credit: Jennifer Acio/MSH.}

MSH staff and projects participated in International Women's Day celebrations in dozens of countries around the world. We share some of our stories with photos and excerpts from South Africa, Uganda, and Afghanistan. Uganda Celebrates

World Diabetes Day: A Health-Systems Approach to Protect Our Future

November 14, 2013
[Democratic Republic of Congo] {Photo credit: Warren Zelman}

November 14 is World Diabetes Day. This year’s theme, “Protect our future,” emphasizes the importance of engaging and inspiring local communities to promote awareness and education on the effects of diabetes and its preventable risk factors.