by mfc_admin | Feb 19, 2025 | Blog, Thought Leadership
Article by Dr Thenjiwe Sisimayi Introduction: A Policy Decision with Deep Gendered Consequences The recent suspension of U.S. foreign aid is not just a financial setback for health systems in East and Southern Africa—it is a gendered crisis that disproportionately...
by Joseph Gakoi | Jan 27, 2025 | Thought Leadership, Webinars
Community health is fundamental to primary healthcare (PHC), playing a crucial role in delivering essential services to remote populations and advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Community Health Workers or Volunteers (CHWs) are central to these efforts,...
by Maya Hayakawa | Nov 18, 2024 | Press Release, Thought Leadership
(Originally published by LGT Venture Philanthropy) LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation (LGT VP) is pleased to announce our renewed partnership with Financing Alliance for Health (FAH), an African-led non-profit that addresses systemic financing challenges to scaling...
by Maya Hayakawa | Jul 10, 2024 | In the News, Thought Leadership
Author: Thenjiwe Sisimayi, Gender Advisor, FAH Climate change is an urgent global challenge with far-reaching implications across all sectors of society. In recent years, Kenya has experienced increasingly severe and frequent floods, which have had devastating...
by Shivani Shukla | May 21, 2024 | Blog, Thought Leadership, Webinars
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are the backbone of Primary Healthcare (PHC) service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Their pivotal role and tireless efforts in providing essential health services to the most remote communities make them indispensable in...
by Maya Hayakawa | Feb 12, 2024 | Blog, In the News, Thought Leadership
Article by ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF and JEAN KASEYA MONROVIA/ADDIS ABABA – In 2017, African Union heads of state pledged to deploy two million community health workers (CHWs), recognizing their role in advancing health for all. Seven years on, as African leaders prepare...
