“No money no treatment?” was the slogan of a stunt organised by Action for Global Health’s German partners Welthungerhilfe, Terre des Hommes and the German Foundation for World Population (DSW) in co-operation with Oxfam Germany and Save the Children Germany. The groups called for the removal of user fees for medical treatment in developing countries. [...]

No one attending the MDG Summit really expects any big surprises. But we got one of our own last night when Dr Samuel Kargbo called to announce that, not only was he in New York, but that he had managed to get here by catching a ride on the President of Sierra Leone’s plane. That’s [...]

The minute Samuel Kargbo finished his presentation at an Action for Global Health conference in Spain in June, we knew he and AfGH were at the start of a long and fruitful friendship. So it is only natural that Samuel, together with Malawian Marta Kwataine, became one of the “health heroes” our team will work with during the [...]

What do free healthcare clinics in Sierra Leone have in common with iPads? Funnily enough, not a great deal apart from novelty and a mutual ability to attract excited crowds who will queue patiently for hours in the hope of getting close to one. Strictly speaking, universal healthcare in Sierra Leone isn’t actually a new [...]

While visiting a district hospital about an hour outside of Dar es Salaam we spoke to the district AIDS coordinator, who spoke about the importance of integrating HIV and AIDS services into the services of the hospital as it doesn’t make sense for people to have to visit different facilities. As you can see from [...]