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During the first ever virtual UN General Assembly, Seed Global...
On the occasion of the first virtual UN General Assembly,...
In global health, the priority-setting systems, the funding structures, and...
The world’s attention, efforts, and finances are firmly on tackling...
WHO representatives discuss COVID-19 protocols with Seed Physician Educator Dr....
Seed Global Health is pleased to announce the public launch...
Dear Seed Community, This Friday, June 19, Seed Global Health...
The following open letter was written by Seed Global Health...
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This post was authored by Matthew Haldeman, MD who is...
Across the globe, women continue to experience maltreatment at the...
She can only see my eyes. I walk into her...
Dear Seed Community Without question, we are facing one of...
The President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) was...
We traveled to the seventy-second World Health Assembly (#WHA72) last...
The healthcare workforce, including doctors, nurses, midwives, and across the...
Universal health coverage (UHC) has been at the center of...
1. Primary health care (PHC) is a critical foundation for...
We live in an extraordinary time. With increasing speed, technology...
This post was authored by Mrs. Nkosinathi Nkwanyana and Helen...
This post was authored by Amos Drasiku and Janet Gross,...
Uganda has less than 30 pathologists, which is very low...
March 30 is National Doctors' Day, an opportunity to recognize...
Dr. Anna McDonald initially went to Malawi in 2015 through...
Held in Kigali, Rwanda, the Africa Health Agenda International Conference...
While Malawi has made great strides in reducing both maternal...
Over three years ago, Seed Global Health partnered with the...
Good health is critical to advancing economic opportunities for women...
In some countries, like the United States, this time of...
Three years ago, Dr. Lisa Rynn worked as a visiting...
When a child is sick in the U.S., a highly trained...
Nurses are the lifeblood of a thriving health system. In...
Effective policy is essential to nurturing the supportive context required...
Women represent 70% of the world’s health workforce. Whether we...
According to the World Health Organization, one half of all...
Check out some of the top headlines from #UNGA73! Bill...
The United Nations General Assembly opened this week with nine days...
Surrounding this year’s American Academy of Family Physicians Global Health...
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Adrienne White, RN, WHNP, served as a Nurse Educator through...
It’s World Breastfeeding week—a time to recognize how breastfeeding benefits...
During her time as a midwifery student at the University...
As the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam comes to a...
Advancements in health and science and a sea change in...
Angie Boehmer is a Pediatric Nurse and Volunteer Nurse Educator...
Here’s a roundup of what our team has been reading...
Amidst the heated debate about how to manage the global...
Where do you get your news in human resources for...
“We all belong to a large international community of critical...
In early 2017, Seed’s Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning team surveyed...
Core to Seed’s Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) practices is...
There is a big difference between learning about a lifesaving...
People ask “why midwifery?” and “what drew you to this...
Midwives have existed even before formalized healthcare. We were the...
The WHO projects that 40 million new health sector jobs...
Today marks World Malaria Day, a day to highlight efforts...
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin...
Where do you get your news in human resources for...
Our hearts and thoughts are with our colleagues, the patients,...
Tomorrow marks the start of this year’s Skoll World Forum,...
Earlier this week, Seed Global Health CEO Dr. Vanessa Kerry...
The first week in April once again brings our annual...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a devastating disease that disproportionately affects developing...
Every country should have a strong health workforce so that...
From core clinical skills to more advanced practices, Seed Global...
She is a nurse. She is midwife. She is a...
The most recent report from the United Nations on the...
Anneka Hooft had just finished residency as a pediatrician when...
The conflicts in Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan are unlike any...
Commitment. Engagement. Resilience. Perseverance. These words describe the ever present...
Ravaged by civil war and the Ebola crisis, the Liberian...
In Malawi, children represent the majority of the total population,...
Globally, nurses deliver the highest percentage of patient care. They...
"I did not hesitate to accept an invitation to serve...
Arctic ice caps are melting. Sea levels are rising. Extreme...
“Family doctors have always been the backbone of health care....
In September 2017, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation published...
Teaching and training were in focus yesterday at the Fourth...
Dr. Nicole Geller, a nurse midwife, is in her second...
This post originally appears on the Frontline Health Workers Coalition...
While demand for health care increases around the world, the...
Serving as a Volunteer Nurse Educator, Laura Brennaman spent last...
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it...
Health workers are the backbone of strong health systems and...
Last month, the Paediatrics and Child Health Association of Malawi...
Around the world, women carry a disproportionate burden of disease...
When it comes to providing the best care, local leaders...
Adopted in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals are 17 ambitious...
Established in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted...
The work of Mr. Wilmot M. Fassah, a Liberian nurse...
In a country where there is only one physician for...
Helping Babies Breathe (HBB), the resuscitation program focused on saving...
“Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck....
International Youth Day appreciates the unique contributions of young people...
Dr. Anthony Ocaya is the Deputy Dean of Gulu University...
Dr. Warles Charles Lwabukuna’s dedication to the health of people...
In early June I left Boston to join colleagues and...
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Dr. Fola May is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at...
The science of improving health underpins the professional community’s ability...
Just twenty miles from the border of the Democratic Republic...
Robert Kasibante has deep ties to the country where he...
We are failing some of the world’s most vulnerable people....
Midwives are pillars of health and stability in their communities....
No woman should die during pregnancy or childbirth. Period. How...
A mother has an unplanned Caesarian and her tubes are...
I have served as a Nurse Educator in Liberia for nearly...
Each year between 50,000 to 100,000 women worldwide are affected...
Bob Goodman, an orthopedic surgeon, served from 2014 to 2015...
Surgically-treatable conditions kill close to 17 million people each year,...
For the final post in our National Nurses’ Week series on...
As part of our National Nurses' Week series on nursing and...
As part of our National Nurses' Week series on nursing...
This week, we celebration National Nurses' Week! Each day, we will publish...
In the days ahead of International Day of the Midwife,...
As we celebrate International Day of the Midwife, we reflect...
Obstetricians and gynecologists play an undeniably important role in women’s...
The world faces a projected shortage of nearly five million...
For Nurse Educator Rebecca Munger, service means creating sustainable change....
Jasintha Mtengezo knows what it means to be a leader...
“I think that one of the best ways that I...
By Dr. Vanessa Kerry, CEO, Seed Global Health Here’s to...
Last month a variety of stakeholders gathered to discuss the...
There are only 3 physicians for every 100,000 people in...
In honor of International Women's Day 2017, we asked leaders...
Far too many women die in childbirth. Far too many...
From Seattle to Senegal, the importance of skilled mental health...
Check out Center for Public Impact's interview with Seed Global...
Drug and antibiotic resistance is increasingly becoming a global problem,...
Anesthesia remains an often overlooked area of health care in...
Seed Global Health co-founder and CEO, Dr. Vanessa Kerry will...
In Tanzania, a country with only 22 anesthesiologists for more...
"There is Strength in Numbers": A letter from GHSP Nurse...
At a swearing-in ceremony, the US Ambassador to Malawi recognized...
When Mary Sebert arrived at Mbarara University of Science and...
For GHSP Nurse Educators Genevieve Evenhouse and Janet Gross,...
Olivia had just finished working in Kenya and Jason had...
Seed Global Health CEO Vanessa Kerry participated in the Atlantic forum...
Two years ago, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST)...
In December 2015, Nicole Geller, a nurse-midwife with over two...
When Ruth Oenga and Sakina Moloo started the second semester of...
Prior to becoming a Global Health Service Partnership Volunteer in...
Fabiola Moshi is a teacher, a nurse, a researcher, and...
As a nurse, a midwife, an educator, and a public...
For Ms. Elizabeth Kijugu, teaching midwifery at Hubert Kairuki Memorial...
Ari Hoffman had just completed his residency in Internal Medicine...
This year the Global Health Service Partnership will be placing...
Over 220 local health professionals attended a conference on wound/burn...
Growing up in Malawi as the daughter of a nurse...
When Deogratias Ngoma joined the Seed team as our first...
Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP) Volunteer Jenifer Lasman arrived at...
Dr. Vanessa Kerry, Seed's co-founder and CEO, has been named...
The Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP) is expanding to Liberia as...
“The connections between disease and poverty -- and between health...
In 2012, more than 8 million people died from cancer...
Dr. Martha Makwero, the head of the Family Medicine Department...
It would be hard to imagine anybody better qualified or...
[January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month – a fitting time...
During their year of service, GHSP Physician and Nurse Educators...
In the US and other wealthy countries, bronchoscopy – using...
Living paycheck to paycheck, praying that the government is actually able...
"Making a difference" is one of my core aspirations. As...
The educational system in Uganda is based on the British...
This is a common exchange during a chat with a...
What are your strengths? What do you do well? What...
In a compelling call to action for young stewards of...
Returned GHSP Volunteer Hannah Bergbower reflects on her experiences and...
Seed Global Health CEO, Dr. Vanessa Kerry along with Dr. Vin...
Eunice Kimunai, a 2014-2014 GHSP Nurse Educator, presented at Jhpiego,...
In the article, "Global Health Service Partnership: First Year Findings",...
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The 2015-2016 Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP) program is launching! This...
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OBGYN Dr. Alisa Kachikis, a GHSP Volunteer, noticed that many...
The excerpt below of GHSP Volunteer Cherlly Bailey's poem was...
GHSP Volunteer Hanna Yoon’s post as featured on “Adventures in...
World Health Worker Week 2015: The Importance of Investing in...
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Although it has only been a few months, I already...
International Women's Day 2015 On International Women’s Day (March 8),...
"I am a nurse because..." Through interviews, Global Health Service...
“I am a nurse because…” Through interviews, Global Health Service...
The number one cause of death in Malawi is HIV/AIDS....
As a GHSP internal medicine and pulmonary physician in Tanzania,...
Seed Global Health Senior Advisor Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan shares successes...
We are thrilled to announce the new class of Global...
"Medical Education in Crisis: Training Doctors Without Faculty" - GHSP...
"What I’m Learning as a Nurse in Malawi" - GHSP nurse...
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Through our partnership with the Peace Corps, the Global Health...
Image Courtesy of Humanosphere As featured on Humanosphere, "Eight Facts...
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“ Mzuzu, Markets, and my Friends” – GHSP Volunteer Brittney Sullivan’s...
Seed Global Health CEO, Dr. Vanessa Kerry reflects on her...
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