Community Health

Collaborating with community health workers to support treatment and vaccination in remote areas Read the full post: Madagascar’s measles epidemic: the story on the ground

In a recent report from Global Health Alliance Australia covering health and climate change in the Australia and Asia Pacific regions, Blue Ventures' partnership with Marie Stopes Timor-Leste is used as a case study to illustrate effective health-environment integration. The integrated programming – which focused on health, conservation, alternative livelihoods, and empowering women and communities ...

In the 10th issue of the Save Our Seas Magazine, Alasdair Harris is interviewed about Blue Ventures' approach to supporting community-based natural resource management. The real moment that draws us to conservation, says Alasdair Harris, is one of empathy and recognition that this is as much a story about people’s survival, identity and future as it ...

On World Population Day, Blue Ventures joins 150 leading conservation and health organisations to pledge support for a taboo-busting campaign called Thriving Together Read the full post: Beyond population: reaffirming our rights-led approach to marine conservation

For community health workers in remote parts of Madagascar, smartphones can be a real game changer Read the full post: Using smartphones to improve community health

Celebrating World Health Day with communities and partners in northwest Madagascar Read the full post: Health for all: putting words into action This post is also available in French

Why does a marine conservation organisation work in community health? Read the full post: The role of Safidy: reflecting on Blue Ventures’ community health programme

Njaka and Nantenaina travel to Rwanda to find that they're not alone in seeing the links between family planning and environmental conservation. Read the full post: Family planning: a holistic issue

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has released a web feature and short film about Blue Ventures' community health programme – known in Madagascar as Safidy, the Malagasy word for 'choice'. This programme supports the ability of all people to freely choose the number and spacing of their births, and aligns with three of PRB's High Impact Practices (HIPs) ...

An information and exchange session in Ambanja, northwest Madagascar, has led to increased collaboration between traditional birth attendants and government health workers Read the full post: Collaborating for child and maternal health in Ambanja