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What We Do

We believe everyone everywhere should have the health care they need to thrive. That’s why we work every day to improve the performance of health workers around the world and strengthen the systems in which they work.
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We’ve worked in over 100 countries since 1979. And we’re partnering with new ones every year. Our programs build lasting relationships and strong capabilities wherever we work.

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Aparna Chandrasekhar

2012 Candidate for MSc. Global Health & Population at Harvard School of Public Health

Aparna Chandrasekhar, a former IntraHealth intern, is a 2012 Candidate for MSc. Global Health & Population at Harvard School of Public Health.

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Pursuing My Passion: A Field Experience in Ethiopia

April 18, 2012

By Aparna Chandrasekhar

For almost a decade, I have been enamored of the advanced fistula care being delivered in Ethiopia. My interest in fistula care first arose after I read a 2003 article in the New York Times by Nicholas Kristof regarding the famed Hamlin hospitals.