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Our side of the story – Uganda health workers speak up
What is it like to be a health worker in a low income country?
When it comes to policy discussions and “human resources for health”, the voices of health workers are rarely heard. Health workers often come across as “passive recipients”, rather than active participants in debates about their recruitment and retention. VSO’s Valuing… Read more »
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Fund the Fund – now!
Excuse me for sounding like a broken record regarding the Global Fund (Global Fund on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM))!
My updates from the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) dwelt on this issue and here is some more; it’s just that it is a serious issue, literally a matter… Read more »
Health workers issue heard loud and clear at UN
In New York, the issue of health workers was heard loud and clear at the UN General Assembly last month, through the actions of a wide ranging coalition of NGOs including VSO. The aim was to bring attention to the global shortage of health workers and to encourage world leaders to be… Read more »
New state, new start
A new sovereign state was born on Saturday.
In January, South Sudan voted overwhelmingly to end its tumultuous relationship with its northern partner, and become an independent sovereign state. However, the road ahead for South Sudan is laden with difficulties.
With an area of 619,745 square kilometres and an estimated population… Read more »
Learnings from the UN High Level Meeting in New York
“I was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (Northern Uganda) when I was a young girl. When I managed to escape and return home after two and a half years, it was discovered I was HIV positive. That time, there were no free ARVs [antiretroviral drugs] and being HIV positive was like a death… Read more »
Forward ever – care and support for eastern and southern Africa
‘Opportunities multiply when they are seized, die when they are not!’ Benjamin Franklin’s inspiring words rang true at the workshop for MPs from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi, held from 17 to 19 April 2011 in Naivasha, Kenya. The workshop that was organised jointly by VSO Jitolee and Read more »
