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Fatu Yumkella: A Woman Making a Difference in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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To celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8), the Capacity Project and IntraHealth International pay tribute to just one of the many women who are making a difference in advancing global health. Fatu Yumkella is a woman whose dedication to improving health care in her native Africa inspires all who know her.
 Born in Sierra Leone, Fatu has brought her energies and talents to strengthening health care and health systems in developing countries for over 25 years. Her career in global health began by chance. In 1977 as an undergraduate student, Fatu got the opportunity to work part-time in the statistics section of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Sierra Leone. MOH leaders spotted her enthusiasm and talent for analyzing data and reporting health-related information. Dr. Marcella Davies, who was chief medical officer at the time, pledged “to do what it takes to ensure Fatu makes a career in public health.†True to this pledge, the MOH facilitated a scholarship for Fatu to undertake postgraduate studies in medical demography at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. After graduation, Fatu was appointed in 1980 as the first medical demographer in the MOH.
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Looking to the Future: Improving Family Planning Access and Quality in Rwanda |
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Voices from the Capacity Project
 In geographically small and densely populated Rwanda, “there’s an imbalance between population growth and economic development,†says Dr. Camille Munyangabe. As the national representative for family planning on the Maternal and Child Health Task Force at the Ministry of Health, he is dedicated to meeting this challenge. “The population is far too numerous for the country’s capacity to sustain them geographically—not enough land—and economically—the level of poverty is unacceptable,†he explains.
“That’s why the State puts such an emphasis on family planning,†Dr. Munyangabe continues. Rwanda’s population policy calls for an increase in modern contraceptive prevalence from 7% in 2003 to 60% in 2015 and 80% in 2020. “To this end, we formed a special partnership with USAID and IntraHealth International, which implements the Capacity Project as lead partner and covers 11 districts out of 30.â€
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Final Evaluation of Matrones Study Underway in Mali |
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In Mali, the Capacity Project’s Perle Combary recently assisted in the data analysis and writing of a final evaluation on a study of the role of matrones in the active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL), a recommended practice to prevent postpartum hemorrhage. |
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Capacity Project Supports Leadership Development in Tanzania |
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From February 10-13, the Capacity Project facilitated a three-day Leadership Development Program training session in Morogoro. Participants came from the Tanzania Ministry of Health (MOH) Directorate of Human Resources, MOH Directorate of Administration and Personnel, Muhimbili Hospital and the Christian Social Services Commission. |
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Linking Up: Creating a Complete Picture of Swaziland’s Health Workforce |
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Voices from the Capacity Project
 In Swaziland, a dwindling health workforce has been dealing with a heavy patient workload, providing care to the country’s high number of HIV-affected citizens and delivering services to meet other pressing needs. Health professionals have watched many of their colleagues move away from the public sector or migrate in search of better opportunities.
To address these challenges, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) urgently needed more information about its valuable human resources for health. “We didn’t know who was working where,†says Thembisile Khumalo, chief nursing officer at the MOHSW. No one had a complete picture of the number of staffed workers, their locations or the number of open positions.
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