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Our Response to the Burundi Crisis Featured on Wilson Center Blog
Responding to insecurity and crises is built into our organizational DNA. Read more about the Burundi crisis and how we’re responding on the Wilson Center Environmental Change and Security Program’s Blog
A Traveler’s Take on Lake Tanganyika (featuring LTFHC’s contraceptive outreach)
Writer Henry Eliot spent some time with our programmatic team during the Hivos Contraceptive Outreach in May. Read his account of the experience featured in Newsweek Europe >>
Amy Lehman Speaks at Ideacity 2015
LTFHC Founder & CEO Dr. Amy Lehman was a featured speaker at this year’s Ideacity Conference, “Canada’s Premier Meeting of the Minds”. Watch her speak on why aid and development work is so hard, bed net misuse and unintended consequences, … Continue reading
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What’s going on in Burundi? A view from the lakeside
Burundi is in a fragile and crucial position, not only as a sovereign state, but for stability in the region as a whole. Violence connected to electoral activities spans beyond Burundi, spilling over into neighboring countries – the consequences of … Continue reading
Upcoming Contraceptive Outreach in Rukwa, Tanzania
In the Lake Tanganyika Basin, reproductive health care is nearly non-existent. Contraceptive and prenatal care is inaccessible, childbearing often begins in teen years, and extreme poverty is the norm. As a result, maternal-fetal death rates are extremely high (under-five childhood … Continue reading
LTFHC and Dr. Amy Lehman highlighted in Tanzanian Press!
The Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian recently published two stories featuring the LTFHC. Check them out! A profile on LTFHC Founder and CEO Dr. Amy Lehman: “Meet the woman breaking boundaries in healthcare“* A feature on our upcoming reproductive health outreach … Continue reading
LTFHC/WAVE visits Asia
In April, LTFHC/WAVE Founder and CEO Dr. Amy Lehman traveled to Singapore to represent our work at the Chicago Booth School of Business’s celebration of 15 years in Asia. Amy delivered the keynote address at the event, as well as … Continue reading
Announcing WAVE’s next policy paper: Water-based Health Care, Have We Missed the Boat?
We are pleased to share with you the executive summary of our forthcoming white paper, “Water-based Health Care: Have We Missed the Boat?” Our purpose in publishing this paper is to introduce the concept of “water-based communities” and the unique interventions … Continue reading
LTFHC’s Study on Bed Net Misuse Featured in New York Times
As part of our ongoing work in the Lake Tanganyika Basin, we were so glad to serve as a resource to journalist Jeffrey Gettleman in preparation of his article, “Meant to Keep Malaria Out, Mosquito Nets Are Used to Haul Fish In,” featured in … Continue reading
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Amy interviewed on BBC Newsday
Early this morning, Amy was interviewed on BBC World Service’s Newsday about bed ned misuse on Lake Tanganyika. Listen here! The LTFHC is thrilled that recognition of the need for further research into bed net misuse in water based communities is … Continue reading
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