Hello Everyone, I am Emese from the HR team of Acasus and this is our monthly podcast session. I am super excited as I have a special guest today who’s been with the company from the very beginning. Having a long career in education working in academic and executive roles, being the Deputy Chief Executive of the National College for School Leadership, Geoff oversees the topic of leadership better than most. I hope you have your coffee ready because it will be worth tuning into the next 15 minutes! Please meet Geoff Southworth!
Hello Everyone, I am Emese from the HR team of Acasus and this is our monthly podcast session. I am super excited as I have a special guest today who’s been with the company from the very beginning. Having a long career in education working in academic and executive roles, being the Deputy Chief Executive of the National College for School Leadership, Geoff oversees the topic of leadership better than most. I hope you have your coffee ready because it will be worth tuning into the next 15 minutes! Please meet Geoff Southworth!
ByMauro Cuna, Antonio Sambo, Kate Brownlow & Ahmed Razzak
On10 May 2022
Mozambique’s strong performance is gaining recognition regionally and internationally, despite initial constraints of vaccine supply, in-country delivery, and local acceptance.
The effective use of data in the public sector is often hindered by challenges unique to the various regions in which we work. By utilizing the right tools, we can not only identify, but also move towards resolving these challenges.
During the past year, the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine has been one of the biggest challenges for the health sector globally. While most countries were able to gain momentum initially, over time vaccinations have stagnated.
Gender issues have become increasingly important in our daily lives and in the life of Acasus. With this in mind, we wanted to emphasise our commitment to gender equality and to mark International Women's Day so we are organising a "Women's Week", where we will also address these issues and share our colleagues' insights, experiences and tips on the subject.
I assumed the office of Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru at the age of 34, in October 2019. In some sectors of public opinion, my appointment was controversial, and I presume not just because of my “youth”, but because I was a young woman.
This is Melinda from Acasus HR and welcome to our new podcast session about which I could not be more excited since we are doing a roundtable discussion today. Please welcome our guests who came up with a brilliant, innovative, creative solution for improving immunization coverage in Ethiopia using reminder bracelets! Please welcome Kirobel Begashaw, Tsion Tewodros and Guluma Berhanu.
Rolling out technology is a top priority for many governments, especially in developing countries, and can be a promising approach to improving performance - if you do it right!
Large-scale uptake of evidence-based interventions is often limited across education programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa, leading to poor learning outcomes. This can be changed rapidly with the right set of actions.
Hi Everyone and welcome to the new episode of the Acasus podcast series! My name is Melinda and I have a special guest today, Toni Alva. Toni goes without introduction being the former Minister of Finance in Peru. As minister, she led the implementation of Peru’s economic plan in response to the Covid-19 crisis and now we are lucky enough to have her on our team. Hi Toni, and welcome to the podcast! Great to have you! I was actually so excited about this podcast, I have loads of questions to ask you, so let’s get started!
Generating ongoing demand for vaccines and health services in developing countries is complex and difficult. Specific population groups such as nomadic populations, religious communities and people located in remote villages in deserted areas are especially difficult to reach and to convince.
ByJonny Barty, Bahman Shahi, Kirobel Begashaw& Ahmed Razzak
On21 September 2021
Some environments present particular challenges for health service delivery, including active conflict, political instability, limited financing, extreme geography, and high rurality. In some cases, all of these challenges exist together.
Acknowledging the problem and implementing service delivery modalities customized for women are short-term actions governments can take to improve access to COVID-19 vaccinations. Placing more women in leadership positions is critical in the longer term.
Combining simple data collection tools, geo-spatial analysis, and local stakeholder expertise can be used to develop targeted solutions to improve EPI service delivery in urban slums.
After more than a year fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, government officials are now turning their attention to the challenge of vaccinating their populations.
ByMauro Cuna, Antonio Sambo, Kate Brownlow & Ahmed Razzak
On10 May 2021
Since 2003, approximately a third of Mozambican children aged 12-23 months have not been fully immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases. To help reduce the rate of under immunized children, Acasus has been working to improve leadership, management and coordination within the Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI) in the country.
Today my guest is someone who has joined the Acasus team in Chad in the beginning of 2020 as a Senior Consultant and now leading the team in Chad as a Project Manager. I am pleased to welcome Florian Guiod who is going to share his and his team’s story with us today!
A few countries are setting the pace for the world both in terms of the speed at which they are rolling out Covid vaccines and the practices they are deploying in the process.
In 2017, surveys showed that only 1 in 3 children were fully immunized in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while 1 in 5 did not receive any vaccines at all (MICS).
My role at Acasus is to advise on public health issues across the organizations, including all the countries in which Acasus works and other initiatives or projects, such as evaluations...
GAVI estimates that in the countries it supports, one in five children ‘drop out’ of the schedule between their first and third dose of DPT, while 10 million children do not receive a single dose of DPT at all.
Logistics in developing countries are often perceived as insolvable nightmares: structural barriers such as vast territories, limited infrastructure and hot climates often come with inadequate processes. Implementing simplified routines and ensuring continuous improvement through the use of basic digital tools can help increase traceability, accountability and efficiency.
Easter preparations in Ethiopia? Bread pudding in Pakistan? New year's Eve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? Find out how our diverse team celebrates favorite holidays around Africa, the Middle East and Europe!
What are the challenges for female professionals in different developing countries? Five incredible women working on creating a huge impact in health and education, share stories about their experiences and the situation about gender equality in their societies.
Many reform efforts continue the status quo or apply radical solutions to common problems. In our experience the best approach is far simpler - understand what’s already working and use those insights to improve the system.
Rankings can drive big improvements in performance. They can also generate disagreements and gaming. Understanding the nuances of ranking systems is key to using them effectively.
In North West Pakistan Acasus has been supporting the government to rapidly increase the utilization of recently upgraded public health services. Four strategies in combination are achieving strong results.
تطوير التكنولوجيا القادرة على إيجاد حلول; أربعة نصائح لتحسين التدخل التكنولوجي في الدول النامية. تقدم التكنولوجيا إمكانات هائلة لتطوير خدمات القطاع العام في الدول النامية.
Almost all of the world’s children are in school, but more than half are learning very little. For the first time in human history, we know what to do about it.