Archive for Primary Care

Joy Umutesi’s Inspiring Speech at the Conference on Public Health in Africa

TIP Global Health invited Joy Umutesi, a Community Health Worker (CHW) from Rwanda, to present at the Conference on Public Health in Africa in December 2022. Joy shared the firsthand experience of the digitalization of community health services in her area, which has made reporting and communication between…

Hope in Healthcare Summit 2021

Watch the virtual summit, held on October 6, 2021, that explored the role of hopefulness in addressing health disparities in communities & burnout among frontline healthcare workers. Moderated by Linda Villarosa from The New York Times, the speakers featured include Angele Bienvenue Ishimwe from TIP Global Health, Dr….

From Ruli to Detroit: Cross-Continental Learning

When Henry Ford Health System visited Rwanda in partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, they visited Ruli District, Rwanda and were impressed by TIP Global Health’s Hope Initiative research. TIP developed the Hope Initiative to better understand the influence of health system design on hope among nurses and…

Hope Among Health Workers and the Communities They Serve – AMCHP 2021

Watch a panel discussion between TIP Global Health’s Dr. Wendy Leonard and Angele Bienvenue Ishimwe and Dr. Ijeoma Nnodim Opara from Wayne State University. They discuss the Hope Initiative’s research and findings and the role hopefulness plays in achieving sustained improvements in health outcomes.

The Last Mile: Key to Primary Care Delivery

Primary health care is widely perceived as the pathway to universal health coverage and achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals for health. As nations in the Global North and the Global South alike transition to primary health systems, success will depend upon the ability of local…