Train new health workers in Ethiopia: Save lives!

Greetings friends of IntraHealth and ALKAN Health University, We are happy to report that our six community nursing scholars are deep in their first semester of studies. All six are currently taking the following courses: Work effectively in Health Industry Comply with Infection Control Policies and...

The Tenta woreda, or district, does not look far from the Alkan Health Science College campus in Dessie on a map. For a bird, the flight would not be more than 30 miles. But Ethiopia is one of the most mountainous countries in the world. The precarious roads in Tenta's Amhara region twist and turn as...

For many of us, the fall season reminds us of the end of our summer break and a return to school. At the Alkan University Health Sciences College, this is no different. The school year is underway, and students are filing into lecture halls and practical laboratories to study nursing and midwifery. Alkan University...

According to the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, there is only 1 nurse for every 3,012 people, and only 1 midwife for every 39,758 people.  The country is committed to increasing the number of nurses and midwives by 2015, but there is a shortage of funding for tuition. The Alkan University College of Health...

The ACCESS School of Community Health Nurses has suggested the evaluation method for awarding scholarships to deserving and needy students. This has been accepted by IntraHealth, and a contract is currently being signed between the two parties to enable transfer of funds to the ACCESS School. The first batch of three...

A visit was made to the ACCESS school for Community Health Nurses in the rural Nakaseke district, just north of Kampala. This school will be supported by the donations received via GlobalGiving. The ACCESS school has a class size of 26 students, which will be scaled up to 50 students during the coming academic year. Each...