Côte d'Ivoire: Integrating Injection Safety into the National Nursing School Curriculum

Reaching Côte d'Ivoire's future nurses with injection safety training before they enter the country's health care system is a critical step to prevent the spread of HIV and other bloodborne ...

Djibouti: New Breed of Community Organizer: Saida of Daley Af Obock District, Republic of Djibouti

"Sometimes I walk a long way to visit with women in their camps, but they don't always want to listen and sometimes they don't have time to talk.

Ethiopia: Modeling Healthy Behavior for the Community

Zeynu Ullu is a 30-year-old mother of five living in Oromia, Ethiopia. Many people in her community, including her family, had long-suffered from intestinal parasites and diarrheal diseases.

Ethiopia: Solving Storage Challenges in the Amhara Region

Residents of Woldiya rely on these facilities for medical supplies, but until recently, the storage conditions at these warehouses were terrible. The stockrooms were littered with debris, and the health commodities were haphazardly scattered about.

Georgia: A Walk To Save Lives

Tamar remembers feeling fear, dread. Three years ago, she discovered a lump in her breast.

Georgia: Volunteer Teachers Promote Healthy Lifestyles

The Healthy Women in Georgia program makes sure Georgian youth have access to reliable health information

Indonesia: A Father Delivers!

Community Action Saves the Lives of a Mother and Baby

Indonesia: Building the Capacity of Communities to Address Mental Health

Aceh. Who doesn't remember the graphic images of destruction caused by the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami?

Kyrgyz Republic: Family Planning for Large Families

Women who have completed their families gain access to long-term contraception

Madagascar: Expanding Girls' Horizons through Education

The challenges facing women in Madagascar are formidable. It is one of the poorest countries in the world and Malagasy women suffer disproportionately from this poverty.

Nepal: Bhagwati - The Little Goddess

The first baby treated through the Morang Innovative Neonatal Intervention Program

Nepal: Empowering Individuals While Treating Communities

"When I come to visit the village, women say 'Mira is coming, she must have something new for us,'" says Mira Sunar, a female community health worker, describing her relationship with the ...

Nigeria: A Supportive Approach to Improving Immunization

The IMMUNIZATIONbasics project has been working in Nigeria to improve the country's routine immunization program. Supportive supervision is proving an effective approach to strengthening immunization services.

Pakistan: Establishing Birthing Centers for Internally Displaced Women and Children

Since May 2009, approximately 2.5 million people have been displaced from the Pakistan districts of Swat, Buner, and Dir due to conflicts in those areas.

Pakistan: Transforming Medical Practices for Individuals and Communities

While most women in Pakistan deliver using a traditional birth attendant, few TBAs have been formally trained and almost all lack proper medical tools.

Romania: Can Contraceptives Replace Abortion?

A family doctor in Holod, Romania shares the experiences of the women in his community…

Romania: Fighting Avian Flu with Puppets

When H5N1, the virus that causes avian influenza, was identified in Romania in late 2005, USAID was one of the first to respond.

Russia: I Am a Brave and Modern Father!

When Irina Kornilova gave birth to her first child in Murmansk City, her experience was typical for a Russian woman.

Russia: Maternity Hospitals Create a Supportive Environment for Mothers-to-Be

"I didn't part with my son from the moment of birth until we were discharged from the maternity," says Natalia Z, 39, a mother in Tyumenskaya oblast.

Sudan: A Drive to Save All from Malaria

The Sudan Health Transformation Project Team Distributes 100,000 Bednets to Western Equatoria

Sudan: Strengthening Learning through Vitamin A Supplementation

Some mothers were so enthusiastic that—after their children received vitamin A—they went home and returned to the school with more children and even neighbors.

Swaziland: School Nurse Gives Life-Changing Support to Orphans

Cebsile Msane is a visiting school nurse for the Bantwana Schools Integrated Program (BSIP). Through the program she travels among 10 schools, diagnosing and treating hundreds of kids with flu, cholera, malaria, and scabies, among other illnesses.

Tajikistan: Choosing Long-Term Contraception

A family planning program trains OB/GYNS to perform voluntary female sterilization

Uganda: Good Information for Good Health

NUMAT improves healthcare access and quality by teaching good data management

Uganda: Providing Combined Services at the Kajjansi Youth Center

Three pregnant young women roar with laughter as they sit on a bench at the Kajjansi Youth Center in central Uganda.

Ukraine: Keeping Warm after Birth

This father could never have predicted that he would one day perform a function that until recently was seen as a mother's job.

Ukraine: Sustainable Sex Education for Orphaned Youth

Rainbow of Life began in May 2007 with a grant from the USAID-funded Together for Health project. Working in teams at special summer camps for orphans, the organization conducted six workshops for more than 120 young people.

United States: Investigating LGBT Health Disparities

Most of the research comparing the health status of sexual minorities and heterosexuals has looked at the prevalence of psychiatric disorders or the incidence of a few isolated factors, such as ...

United States: Responding to Smokeless Tobacco Surge

A survey of tobacco use among high school students in Massachusetts during 2009 confirmed a good-news trend.

Uzbekistan: "Stop Diarrhea"

Sponsoring theatre skits in Ferghana, the ZdravPlus Project is helping inform people about preventing and treating diarrhea.

West Bank and Gaza: Cries of Life

When midwife Ahlam el-Hweehi started working three years ago at the Beit-Hanoon clinic in the northern Gaza Strip, she admits that she didn't have the most up-to-date health and nutritional ...

West Bank and Gaza: Moving from Treatment to Prevention

Umm Mohammad, a new mother living in the West Bank, was anxious when her 11-month-old son Mohammad became ill.

Zambia: Building Trust between Traditional Healers and Health Workers

In Zambia, traditional healers continue to be a significant source of health care for people in rural areas.

Zambia: Former President Bill Clinton Praises JSI's Efforts to Strengthen Logistics Systems

On July 21, 2007, former President Bill Clinton toured the central health commodity warehouse in Lusaka, Zambia.