International Community Health Network
- Quarterly News -
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Leverage, Link & Learn for Community Health at #GHPCKenya
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Photos by Photoshots Kenya
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The multi-day conference focused on
enabling stakeholders
to share progress and identify solutions to persistent community health challenges;
strengthening the role of community health workers
in line with the SDGs and Universal Health Coverage; and
informing global, national and local policies and plans
through evidence, success, and adaptive learning.
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CORE Group is now part of the PAHO/WHO Federal Credit Union Family!
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We are thrilled to offer as part of our membership benefits, the opportunity to join the PAHO/WHO Federal Credit Union.
For 70 years, PAHO/WHO Federal Credit Union has served global health community and now membership to the credit union will be open to CORE Group members.
PAHO/WHO Federal Credit Union is very competitive in our marketplace, and offers products, rates, and services that we believe would benefit our members. And most importantly, like us, they serve the global health community.
To learn more about the benefits of PAHO/WHO FCU membership, we invite you to explore their website:
www.pahowhofcu.org.
PAHO/WHO FCU membership is free to CORE Group members and their immediate family.
If you have additional questions, please contact Patrick Gannon, Business Development Manager of PAHO/WHO FCU at
pgannon@pahowhofcu.org
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Call for Applications! CORE Group Pitch Challenge Mentorship Opportunity
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At
GHPC Kenya
, we hosted a Pitch Challenge where the Top 5 Finalists presented innovative solutions addressing a pressing community health problem. During the conference our cross-sector panel of judges selected a
Pitch Challenge Winner and Runner-Up
.
We are now looking for
volunteer mentors
to help
DEVIE Team Rwanda
and
Girl Power Kenya
as they grow their ideas and implement their project plans.
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GHPC Kenya Pitch Challenge Winners DEVIE Team Rwanda with judges (L-R) John Wanyungu, Ministry of Health Kenya, Rose Njiraini, UNICEF, Alexandre Edgard Murinzi, DEVIE Team, Victor Pacifique Rwandarwacu, DEVIE Team, Josh Kraus, Accenture, Magnus Conteh, Community Health Academy, and Marloes Kibacha, Africa Health Business
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Funding Opportunity for CORE Group Members: Adolescent and Youth Engagement Mapping
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Watch out for an exciting opportunity for
CORE Group members
on
adolescent and youth engagement with immunization
coming your way soon!
Please complete the brief scoping survey below or forward to the person in your organization with the information, so we can ensure that you are contacted in the future and have the opportunity to participate.
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Join Us and Martha's Table for UHC Day 2019 on December 12!
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For
UHC Day 2019
, CORE Group is
keeping the promise of health for all
by supporting health and nutrition services in our very own community here in Washington, DC.
We are excited to invite our DC-based young professionals to volunteer with us in a
Joyful Food Market
, a direct food distribution and nutrition education program hosted by
Martha's Table
and
Capital Area Food Bank
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A Year in Review: Look Out for CORE Group's 2019 Annual Report Soon!
In case you missed it, look back at our activities in 2018 below.
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2020 Save the Date!
January 22 | Washington, DC
2nd Annual CORE Group Open House
October 12-14 | Washington, DC
CORE Group Global Health Practitioner Conference 2020
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Technical Working Group & Interest Group Activities
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Humanitarian-Development Task Force: Hosted
several webinars throughout the fall to showcase learning products on strengthening health systems in humanitarian-development nexus and transition tools (exit monitoring and program adaptation) as part of the ongoing
USAID/OFDA-funded project.
Nutrition: Hosted an
online event presenting a study on unhealthy snack foods, diets, and nutritional status during the complementary feeding period among young children in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Disability-Inclusive: Convened a
TAG Meeting to present on the SRH and Persons with Disability Evidence Gap Map and the Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) campaign for adolescents and young women with intellectual disabilities. The group also discussed proposed workplan for FY20 and had a call for workstream champions.
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Food for the Hungry
Food for the Hungry recently launched its
Caregiver Mental Health Knowledge Sharing Series
. The series aims to promote the exchange of knowledge, evidence, and resources between stakeholders on caregiver mental health; identify opportunities for increased attention to and funding for integration of mental health interventions into health and nutrition programming; and drive future research and implementation to fill current gaps.
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ChildHelp Sierra Leone
ChildHelp will be organizing a UHC Day 2019 event on
"Localizing the UHC2030 Agenda: Building on What Works"
on December 12 in Port Loko District, Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The forum aims to strengthen the connection between local action and global goals, making UHC sustainable, relevant to local needs, owned and led, anchored and internationally supported.
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Management Sciences for Health's LeaderNet
MSH LeaderNet launched a
self-paced eCourse on youth leadership
tailored to young global leaders working to improve health outcomes in their communities and countries around the world. The course includes videos, quizzes and case studies and is also available in French.
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Want to share news and updates from your organization for the next newsletter?
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December 4 | Washington, DC | Pathfinder International, Humanity & Inclusion, and FP2020
December 6 | Washington, DC | Global Health Council
December 9-11 | Rockville, Maryland | Global Digital Health Network
December 10 | Online | CORE Group's Humanitarian-Development Task Force
SAVE THE DATE: 2nd Annual CORE Group Open House
January 22 | Washington, DC | CORE Group
January 28 - February 2 | Bangkok, Thailand | Prince Mahidol Award Foundation
March 30 - April 3 | Marrakech, Morocco | Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, UNICEF, Soul City Institute for Social Justice, Digital Green, Social Change Factory, Puntos de Encuentro and the American University of Beirut Center for Public Health Practice
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CORE Group Polio Project (CGPP)
The series of articles highlights the importance of community engagement and community ownership as well as the critical supporting role played by civil society. Authors from India, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Kenya and Somalia showcase CGPP's work with frontline community volunteers, mobilizers, and health workers who engage with local communities to effectively reach every home to register pregnant women and newborns, identify unimmunized children, raise awareness about AFP and disease surveillance, and promote polio and other immunizations.
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Jobs and Other Opportunities
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