Reconstructing the Resilience Narrative: Reflections from Ukraine
On March 8th, 2023, HealthRight International and the NYU School of Global Public Health held an insightful event that shed light on the current situation in Ukraine, following Russia’s invasion. The discussion featured Halyna Skipalska, our HealthRight Ukraine Country Director, and was led by CEO Peter Navario. During the seminar,…
Martin Juma celebrates 18 years of service at HealthRight Kenya
Join us in celebrating Martin Juma’s 18 years of service with HealthRight Kenya! In 2005, Martin was the first employee at HealthRight Kenya. He joined as a Project Driver, a position he holds to date. Martin has played an important role in ensuring that program staff arrive safely and…
Can innovative Self-Help workshops help meet the immense needs for mental health and psychological support amongst refugees?
Uganda is one of the largest refugee-hosting countries in the world, hosting approximately 1.5 million refugees currently. Because of what refugees experience, many refugees can benefit from psychological support. Most refugees live in places where there are few mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services available. In response, HealthRight Uganda…
HealthRight’s Work in West Pokot County, Kenya, Contributes to 17% Increase in Contraceptive Use
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release December 5, 2022 A report by Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) indicates that between 2014 and 2021, the use of modern contraceptives in West Pokot County increased by 17%. HealthRight has been providing maternal and reproductive health services in West Pokot, a rural county…
Chief Program Officer Dr. Theresa Castillo receives Women of Achievement Award
We are excited to announce that our Chief Program Officer, Dr. Theresa P. Castillo, is the 2022 recipient of the Women of Peace Corps Legacy’s Deborah Harding Women of Achievement Award. The Women of Achievement Award is dedicated to Peace Corps alumnae whose contributions have made a significant difference in the lives of women and…
2021 Annual Report
2021 was a year of reflection, resilience and growth for HealthRight. At the center of HealthRight’s work and impact are our 200+ staff members whose resilience, expertise and commitment ensured marginalized communities accessed life-saving health care. In this report, you will read just a few of their amazing success stories. In 2021, we welcomed a new Board Chair and launched…
SelfHelp Plus (SH+) 360: Novel Model for Scaling Up a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Program in Humanitarian Settings
On August 1st, our team in Uganda successfully published a paper on the Online Cambridge University Press titled SH+ 360: novel model for scaling up a mental health and psychosocial support program in humanitarian settings. The paper explores multi-sectoral integration as a model for scaling up evidence-based mental health and psychosocial support interventions in humanitarian…
5 Months of War in Ukraine: A Humanitarian Perspective
On July 25, Halyna Skipalska, Country Director of HealthRight Ukraine and Executive Director of the Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health (UFPH), spoke about her personal experience during the war and HealthRight’s commitment to supporting internally displaced people within the country. Halyna described the feelings of shock and grief when the Russian invasion upended lives across Ukraine, but she also emphasized the…
2022 Peter C. Alderman Health + Human Rights Awards
On May 17, we hosted the 2022 Peter C. Alderman Health + Human Rights Awards in person for the first time since 2019. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our friends, donors and sponsors, the 2022 Health & Human Rights Awards was our most successful event to date! We raised over…
SafeWomenHUB platform created to provide emergency care to girls and mothers in Ukraine
In response to numerous violations of women’s and girls’ rights as a result of hostilities in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health, a HealthRight subsidiary, with the support of UN Women in Ukraine, sets up the SafeWomenHUB platform to provide immediate psychological, humanitarian, and social assistance to women and…