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Living positively with HIV: Nigerian entrepreneur grows her business, cares for herself and her family, and mentors others

November 28, 2018
{Photo credit: Mary Dauda/MSH}After nearly losing her business, Adekeye Dorcas now mentors HIV positive pregnant mothers in her community and trains apprentices in the art of nylon production.Photo credit: Mary Dauda/MSH

A trader skilled in the art of nylon production, Adekeye Dorcas once generated enough income to provide for her family. During a routine visit to the health center in Kwara state, she tested positive for HIV and was immediately offered counseling services and antiretroviral therapy (ART). The growing demands on her time to travel on open clinic days for ART and the cost of transportation began to threaten her family’s financial stability. She knew that adherence to her treatment was key to allowing her to live positively and ensuring that her husband remained HIV negative.

Management Sciences for Health Joins More than 60 Partners to Praise the US’s Renewed Commitment to Global Health Security and Advocate for Continued Funding

November 21, 2018
{Photo credit: Julius Kasujja}Photo credit: Julius Kasujja

In a letter submitted to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar on November 20, Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and more than 60 partner organizations and industry experts expressed appreciation for the US’s renewed commitment to the goals and activities of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) through 2024. The letter advocated for robust funding to support the Agenda’s efforts in the Administration’s FY2020 budget request to Congress and called for the timely release of the Administration’s Global Health Security Strategy.

Midwives tackle leading causes of maternal and newborn mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

October 30, 2018
{Photo credit: Rebecca Weaver/MSH}With the support of IHPplus, midwives are able to apply the helping babies breathe (HBB) approach to resuscitate newborns.Photo credit: Rebecca Weaver/MSH

“I became a nurse because my grandmother was a nurse, my sisters are nurses, and one of my aunts is a nurse,” says Neema Kitima, Head Midwife at Bahira Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). While 80% of births in DRC occur at health facilities with a trained assistant, maternal and neonatal mortality rates remain among the highest in the world. The most recent Demographic and Health Survey (2013–2014) showed that maternal deaths account for 35% of all deaths of women 15–49 years old.

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