Por Felipe López, Gustavo Barrios, and Cristina Maldonado El 8 de noviembre de 2021, el médico del centro de salud del municipio de Zunil, departamento de Quetzaltenango, le comentó a doña Romelia, abuela comadrona y presidenta de la asociación de comadronas de ese municipio, que había una mujer embarazada con…

By Felipe López, Gustavo Barrios, and Cristina Maldonado On November 8, 2021, a doctor at the health center in Guatemala’s Zunil municipality, Quetzaltenango department, called Romelia — an experienced comadrona (traditional midwife) and president of the municipality’s comadronas association — to inform her that a pregnant woman was presenting with…

Getting medicines and health supplies from procurement through the last mile to patients takes local leadership and coordination. …

“COVID-19 ha reconfigurado las vidas y realidades de las personas y las familias y ha resultado en el reenfoque de las prioridades y los presupuestos de salud. En Guatemala, durante la pandemia, las mujeres embarazadas y las adolescentes embarazadas han perdido acceso a los servicios prenatales y preventivos esenciales o…

“COVID-19 has reconfigured the lives and realities of individuals and families, and resulted in the refocusing of health priorities and budgets. …

Few pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries receive the minimum number of antenatal (ANC) and postnatal (PNC) appointments recommended by the World Health Organization, and millions of births still take place annually without a skilled birth attendant. …

How the USAID ACCESS Program is Responding to the Pandemic in Madagascar “As a public health program, we knew we would have so many challenges to face when COVID-19 hit Madagascar. But we were ready for this; we had successfully stopped multiple outbreaks in recent years — including pneumonic plague…

How can digital health solutions support patients during and post-pandemic? — In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, it is hard to think of anything else. And yet, the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) — such as diabetes and hypertension — remains and continues to grow across low- and middle-income countries. …

Story by Agnès Ramananarivo and Misa Rahantason “Rasazy Mino, the midwife at Mananjary’s primary health center, introduced me to family planning methods. I have never changed providers because she inspires me with confidence and knows how to put me at ease while remaining very professional.” — Meva, 19 years old …