Recent news

• HealthNet TPO’s head office cannot be reached on January 20th! (17-01-2012)

  Due to the move of HealthNet TPO’s head office, we cannot be reached by phone on Friday the 20th of January. The servers will be moved as well so there will be no e-mail communication. Please try to contact us before or after the move. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.

• Community Midwifery Project on Pifworld.com is funded (13-01-2012)

  January 13, 2012 - Via www.pifworld.com HealthNet TPO has been able to raise extra money for its comprehensive ‘Community Midwifery Programme’ in Afghanistan. The money will be used for an additional project supporting the training of midwives in the Nangarhar province.

• High (or low?) dropout rate health insurance Cambodia (06-01-2012)

  January 6, 2012 – The community health insurance scheme that HealthNet TPO implements in Cambodia has been running for over a year now. Of the family members who enrolled in 2010, only 48% renewed their membership in 2011. At first sight it seems the project is not that successful. But after asking the families why exactly they dropped out, we might even be a bit proud.

• New Year, New Address (20-12-2011)

  December 21, 2011 – Since the end of 2011 is near, we would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy new year! During the new year, HealthNet TPO’s head office will be moving to a new - bigger – location. Please find our new address on the digital card.

• Newsletter December 2011 online (14-12-2011)

  December 14, 2011 - The end of the year is near, and as usual it is a busy time. The knowledge network is beginning to take shape, and we are convinced that it will help us keep track of each others initiatives and ideas. It is important to be in touch, given that we have a continuum of experience from countries that are in different phases of the reconstruction of health systems. Read more...

• New issue of ‘Intervention Journal’ (28-11-2011)

  November 28, 2011 – Last week a special issue of Intervention, ‘the International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict’ is published. The theme of this issue is ‘The integration of mental health into existing health systems during and after complex emergencies’ and contains articles of several HealthNet TPO staff.

• Violent marriages in Afghanistan (22-11-2011)

  November 25, 2011 – Nowhere is domestic violence as common as in Afghanistan. Continued conflict and lack of security have severely deteriorated the economic situation, disabling men the ability to fulfill their role as the breadwinner. Traditional ways to settle disputes are under pressure, and men seek other ways to enforce their authority. Girls are forced to marry at a very young age, which make them easy victims for the frustrations of both their husband and in-laws. Today, on “International Day for the Violence against Women”, HealthNet TPO publishes a report on violence against Afghan women.

• HealthNet TPO in top-50 of Dutch charities (21-11-2011)

  November 19, 2011 - This weekend the daily newspaper ‘Trouw’ published a top-50 of Dutch charities. The 800 participating organizations were divided over three categories: International development aid, health care and welfare and culture. HealthNet TPO was ranked 17th in the category of international development aid.

• Update Flood Disaster Response, Sri Lanka (18-11-2011)

  November 18, 2011 – In December 2010 and January this year, the Batticaloa District in Sri Lanka was struck by catastrophic floods. In total over one million people were affected, of which over 500,000 people in Batticaloa. Many houses and livelihoods were destroyed, including several day-care centres for disabled children that are supported by HealthNet TPO. Our local partner MENCAFEP gives an update on the situation.

• (Re)constructing in South Sudan (14-10-2011)

  October 14, 2011 - HealthNet TPO is supporting both the new government to (re-) establish the health care system and is providing direct support to health facilities. As the State Ministry of Health’s General Director said “We are talking about construction here, not re-construction as we have been without adequate health service delivery for so long here in South Sudan”.

2011

• 07-10-2011 International launch Rotterdam Global Health Initiative
• 06-10-2011 10/10 World Mental Health Day: Depression in developing countries almost as deadly as malaria
• 05-10-2011 HealthNet TPO 10, 11 and 12 October on Dutch radio
• 05-10-2011 ‘Me, myself and knowledge’
• 04-10-2011 “Roads and boundaries”, a book about the necessity of reconnection