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Transformative Reform Needed for Healthcare Education: The HIFA2015 Campaign May Be an Answer

http://borgenproject.blogspot.com/2011/10/ugandan-midwifes-mission-to-save-lives.html

By Sofia Ahsanuddin Nursing and midwife education plays a pivotal role in developing an innovative and transformative approach to sustainable healthcare. In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) drew attention to a critical shortage of more than 4 million doctors, nurses, and midwives worldwide. In 2010, a report issued by a high-level Commission on Education of Health Professionals and the Sub-Saharan African Medical School Study stated a mind-blowing statistic about the mentioned shortage of trained health professionals; between 1985 … [Read more...]

Buy food locally – in Sub-Saharan Africa

In 2007, CARE International, a large aid organization, turned down $46 billion worth of grain a year from the US government. In doing this, CARE was protesting the US policy of monetized food aid. Monetized food aid, in this context, essentially entails American grain being shipped to charities across the world, who then sell this grain to fund their own anti-poverty projects. Charities receiving grain are incentivized to sell below market prices, depressing prices for local farmers. Instead of reaching the poorest, this grain tends to support those … [Read more...]