Rachel Deussom, MSc
@rachel_deussom
Health Practice Director @Chemonics. @WomenLiftHealth US leadership fellow. Mama & wife, doula, naturalist. Centers humans, thinks systems, seeks justice.
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For #IDM2024 , we’re proud to highlight this Frontline Health Workers Coalition blog by H.E. Toyin Saraki & Rachel Deussom, MSc on the importances of building #StrongHealthSystemsForHealthForAll that let #Midwives reach their full potential: ow.ly/OH5R50Rv4Z6
What does the Market Development Approach look like in practice? This interview featuring FHM Engage & Results for Development’s Farhan Yusuf highlights the approach’s application to strengthen the #HIV self-testing market to keep low rates of the disease in #Tanzania :
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Check out this Chemonics interview with Teddy Manday on InfoMed, an online tool for #SupplyChain management created by the GHSC-TA Francophone Task Order & USAID/Democratic Republic of the Congo that has successfully improved access to #HIV treatment for many patients: ow.ly/it0l30sBSQs
Check out this insightful blog by my colleagues on improving malaria prevention in the DRC through innovative community health strategies. A must-read for everyone interested in public health advancements! 🌍💉 #MalariaPrevention ow.ly/kXzM30sBSQw
In a new video for #WorldMalariaDay , check out how USAID Global Health Supply Chain, supported by Chemonics, uses a robust #SupplyChain to deliver critical health commodities and work to #EndMalaria : ow.ly/B3iI30sBSQo
Thank you so much Toyin Saraki & Wellbeing Foundation Africa Foundation for endorsing #WHWWeek & for continuing to support and uplift health workers, including midwives, nurses, & CHWs! Looking forward to advocating with you during WHO African Region's #AHWIF2024 & #WHA77 .
Great to see our feature on @ReliefWeb which shares our photo essay on #FamilyPlanning in #Nigeria . The essay highlights the incredible work of Victoria Okwute as she administers contraceptives from USAID Global Health Supply Chain which will help combat #MaternalMortality : ow.ly/NUJG50RcJ48
We agree with Rachel Deussom, MSc of Chemonics, a strong advocate & leader on our Steering Committee.
Many health workers are still not #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers .
📢 'The health sector should lead the way and invest in models of decent work, fair pay, and occupational safety.'
Come help beautify #LangdonPark and Anacostia Watershed Society
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Career paths for #CHWs are essential. #proCHWs should be a norm and they should be supported with proper tools and training that address gender barriers, underlined @Bazira Community Health Impact Coalition in our #CSW68 event discussion: youtu.be/swKzLerADcM
#WHWeek #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers
#SafeSupportedHealthWorkers are the backbone of resilient health systems & are essential to achieving #HealthEquity , delivering primary care, preventing epidemics, managing chronic disease & responding to climate change.
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Frontline Health Workers Coalition Professor Aisha Holloway FNMRCSI (Ad Eundem) Burdett Trust 💙
Happy to share that our Project Director Dana Tilson will attend this CORE Group convening next week & participate on a panel on 'Policy & Programming in a Rapidly Changing World' on April 10 at 1pm. Register⬇️ #health Chemonics Results for Development USAID Global Health Pathfinder Zenysis Technologies
We want #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers for healthier communities. This story featuring Victoria Okwute, a chief nursing officer in Nigeria, shows how, through USAID Global Health Supply Chain, we're doing just that! ow.ly/I0Vh50R16xr
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