by Corina Milic | May 18, 2017
Addressing the gaps in HIV service delivery is critical to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Even small gains in maternal retention on antiretroviral therapy (ART) can result in large gains in the number of children born HIV-free and significantly...
by Corina Milic | May 8, 2017
Health workers are the backbone of any health system. When the health workforce is not aligned with demand at a particular facility it can lead to long patient waiting times, poor quality or lack of services, and overworked health workers. While many countries are...
by Corina Milic | May 5, 2017
The provision of health services requires a sufficient number of well-trained health workers, but many countries currently face severe health workforce shortages. In the face of these gaps, it is important for governments to be able to allocate the health workers that...
by Corina Milic | May 1, 2017
Arriving early in the morning to receive their HIV medications and beat the crowds, patients visiting resource-limited health facilities are often greeted by long lines. This was a problem experienced in some of the busiest health centers in Lusaka, Zambia, in 2014....
by Corina Milic | Apr 28, 2017
Panama, along with other countries in Central America, has set an ambitious goal to eliminate malaria by 2020. It has made substantial progress toward this goal with the number of malaria cases dropping from 1281 in 2007 to 811 in 2016 (a 36 percent decrease)....
by Corina Milic | Apr 27, 2017
Bill and Melinda Gates’ call in 2007 for a global commitment to eradicate malaria increased enthusiasm and political will in countries throughout Latin America, southern Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region to help achieve this important goal. Many countries, including...
by Corina Milic | Apr 26, 2017
Six countries in southern Africa – Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe – are on the path towards malaria elimination, having declared their goal to achieve zero locally acquired malaria cases by 2020. The population at risk of the...
by Corina Milic | Apr 25, 2017
On World Malaria Day, when the ambitious goal of eliminating malaria is within reach for several countries, it is important to remember that in many nations malaria continues to be a daily threat and one of the biggest killers of children. In Uganda, malaria accounts...
by Corina Milic | Apr 24, 2017
As we celebrate World Immunization Week, it is time to reflect on the powerful success of the polio vaccine and the importance of ensuring that all children have access to lifesaving vaccinations around the globe. Poliomyelitis (also known as polio) is a highly...
by Corina Milic | Apr 19, 2017
In urban areas, crowded HIV treatment facilities with long patient wait times can deter patients from attending their clinical appointments and picking up their medications, ultimately disrupting patient care and compromising patient retention and adherence. Since...
