Around the world, committees that design and oversee implementation of Global Fund grants include people who are living with or affected by the diseases. […]
Making Community Systems the Bedrock of Global Health Investments
![Tibre Desu is one of 38,000 female health extension workers trained by the Government of Ethiopia, with support from the Global Fund, to bring basic health care closer to people’s homes.](https://mcsprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Global-Fund-2-1024x682.jpg)
Around the world, committees that design and oversee implementation of Global Fund grants include people who are living with or affected by the diseases. […]
As countries seek more local sustainability, identifying partners and understanding opportunities for collaboration become all the more important. […]
There is growing recognition that communities are key to unlocking better health – that if we want to expand access to health and improve quality of care, communities must be at the center. […]
All women deserve respectful, culturally sensitive, women-centered care that takes into account how, where and with whom they want to receive maternal health care. […]
Has the time finally come for building robust community health systems – supported by empowered and engaged communities – as a foundation of effective health systems? […]
Report summarizing Program achievements for Year 2 (October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016). To download the report, click here. […]
Let’s raise awareness about the necessity of community health in reaching those not currently accessing key health services. […]
Civil society organizations (CSOs) are increasingly joining forces with public health personnel at the local and national levels to provide greater scrutiny of programs and budgets. Described as “social accountability,” common themes include: preparation and planning; involvement of marginalized and impoverished populations; identification of barriers for effective participation; interface meetings between civil society and governmental/public […]
Ending preventable child and maternal deaths (EPCMD) is a bold vision—one inspired by impressive progress made since 1990, yet much remains to be accomplished. Every day in 2015, 17,000 more children will live and 650 more mothers will survive childbirth than in the past. However, another 17,000 children and 800 mothers continue to die each day around the globe.* […]
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