In response to COVID-19, the government of Malawi approved the recruitment of 2,000 additional health workers. Yet, health workers are still faced with increased workload and many also face additional challenges, such as harassment and stigma in their communities due to the fear of...
As Malawi nears HIV epidemic control, standardizing the roles and responsibilities for health care workers at the community and facility levels is a key step in maximizing the country’s HIV efforts. This month, PEPFAR Malawi, jointly with the CDC, USAID, and HRH2030 Malawi, hosted...
The United States Government and the Government of Malawi signed a Statement of Partnership this month, which includes direct funding to the Zomba District Council to support the hiring of new health care workers and strengthen the systems that are vital to improving maternal...
The country’s Department of Human Resource Management and Development at the Ministry of Health finalized the transition of health workers previously supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the HRH2030 program to the government payroll....
The country’s Department of Human Resource Management and Development at the Ministry of Health finalized the transition of health workers previously supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the HRH2030 program to the government payroll....
HRH2030 has released an updated version of the Human Resources for Health (HRH) Optimization Tool for Antiretroviral Therapy (HOT4ART)....
Mark Chiipanthenga, antiretroviral treatment (ART) services coordinator at Mlale Community Mission Hospital, has a vital role to play in attaining epidemic control. In January 2018, Mark was one of five healthcare workers recruited by USAID’s HRH2030 program, supported by the President's Emergency Plan for...
When women are economically empowered, they re-invest in their families and communities. This creates a ripple effect, increasing economic growth and contributing to global peace and stability. ...
Each year during the first week of April, people around the world observe World Health Worker Week. We would like to take this opportunity to celebrate the amazing, often challenging work that health workers perform to keep us healthy and productive. We also call...
Among the poorest countries in Africa, Malawi faces myriad health challenges. Approximately 28,000 of an estimated 18 million Malawians are infected with HIV annually and nearly 980,000 Malawians are HIV positive. Of these, more than one third do not know their HIV status.* The...