Empowering Women in the Fight against Malaria: Blessing Ichekul Leading the Way in Nigeria

Community health worker Blessing Ichekula is a beacon of hope in the fight against malaria in her community of Mbayan in central Nigeria. She noticed that the impact of malaria weighed especially heavily on the shoulders of women in her community and was determined to do something about it.

2024-04-07T17:46:36+00:00January 30, 2024|Categories: 2024, Stories|Tags: , , , |

Tracking Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes: A Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea

Peace Corps volunteer Blessing Uzoeshi barely thought about mosquitoes until she moved to Guinea. Now she is helping track down mosquitoes to gather essential information for keeping her community safe from malaria.

2024-04-05T19:39:55+00:00January 25, 2024|Categories: 2024, Stories|Tags: , , , |

Data Saves Lives: How Cameroon is Using Data to Make Sure Every Community Receives Essential Health Care

Community health workers are essential to increasing health services for hard to reach populations. In Cameroon, these health workers provide a wide variety of services, including diagnosing and treating malaria. PMI collaborated with the Cameroon Ministry of Health and the National Malaria Control Program to develop an interactive tool to guide the expansion of the community health worker program to make sure more families are reached with life-saving services.

2024-04-04T17:03:22+00:00October 27, 2023|Categories: 2023, Stories|Tags: , , |
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