Arnold Matabaro

Arnold MATABARO BARUME is Options’ Country Lead for the Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) 2 programme in DRC. An expert in international public health and social and behaviour change…

The long view: Our support to Nepal’s health sector over 25 years

When I was asked to reflect on our work in Nepal, I didn’t know where to begin – I’ve been working intermittently with the team for 20 years! It started in 2003, when I moved with my…

Jeremiah Makula

Jeremiah is a medical doctor and public health specialist based in Tanzania. Currently Jeremiah serves as Deputy Regional Lead for the UKAid-funded Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) programme,…

Kimani Karuga

Kimani is a public health specialist with vast expertise and experience in providing technical and managerial leadership to diverse programmes in several low and middle income countries, mostly in Africa.…

Tackling the COVID-19 infodemic to get public health messages heard

If someone had told me a few months ago that I would be in ‘lockdown’ and ‘social distancing’ in order to ‘flatten the curve’, I would have looked at them blankly. This is where public health…

COVID-19: Options co-launches tool to assess health facility readiness

As COVID-19 is rapidly spreading across the globe, Options is supporting governments prepare and respond to the outbreak by helping them to identify what resources health facilities need to continue to…

Transport vouchers for maternal health: A key strategy for increasing facility based deliveries in Bungoma County

Sierra Leone launches assessment to inform laboratory strengthening

Sierra Leone is emerging from one of the most challenging public health epidemics in its history with the outbreak of Ebola. The epidemic resulted in more than 4,000 deaths, and severely strained…