Mobile Health Clinics: Transforming the health landscape for rural women in Malawi
Maternal and neonatal mortality remain stubbornly high in Malawi, with progress stalled as long distances to healthcare facilities keep many pregnant women from accessing the skilled antenatal care that can prevent fatal complications. This barrier of distance to healthcare is particularly acute in the large, rural district of Mangochi.
A Milestone Moment: GAIA Mobile Health Clinics Reach 3 Million Visits!
The first GAIA Elizabeth Taylor Mobile Health Clinic (MHC) was launched in Malawi in 2008 with seed funding from The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF). 15 years since program launch, the mobile clinics have now reached 3 million client visits, a banner moment for the program and its reach.
Resilience: The new normal? Responding to the challenges of a dual pandemic: How outreach mobile health clinics maintained HIV testing and linkage services in the face of COVID-19
Presented at the 2022 International AIDS Conference from July 29 - August 2, 2022
Clinic and community case finding to prevent and identify new HIV infections among children and adolescents at risk and improve treatment outcomes for those living with HIV in rural Malawi
Presented at the 2022 International AIDS Conference from Jul 29 - August 2, 2022.
Building a well trained and resilient health workforce to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Presented at the 2022 International AIDS Conference from Jul 29 - August 2, 2022.
Ensuring continuity of care for PLHIV and those at risk in crisis: using mobile clinics to provide integrated HIV care in the aftermath of 2019 flooding in Malawi
Presented at the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020) from July 6 - 10, 2020.
The impact of pulse oximetry and Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) training on antibiotic prescribing practices in rural Malawi: A mixed-methods study
Published on November 19, 2020.
“Our girls need to see a path to the future” -- perspectives on sexual and reproductive health information among adolescent girls, guardians, and initiation counselors in Mulanje district, Malawi
Published on January 25, 2019.
GAIA Nursing Scholars Share What They're Looking Forward To!
Published on December 20, 2022.
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Watch GAIA's Second "Global Nurses' Corner" with Melanie Norris, Kaboni Gondwe and special guest Joyce Jere!
Published on March 24, 2022.
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