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MCD Launches First-ever Pilot Vaccination Campaign Against Human Papillomavirus in Equatorial Guinea
MCD Global Health’s Cervical Cancer and Screening Treatment (CCST) project, funded by Noble Energy EG Ltd (A Chevron Company), and Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) have completed the first-ever pilot vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the country’s history...
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New Course to Improve Access to Dental Care in Maine
A new course that supports dental hygienists in Maine is being offered through the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA), with assistance from MCD Global Health and the Children’s Oral Health Network (COHN) of Maine...
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Delivering Telehealth Technology to Increase Access to Care in Maine
Coffee in hand, Reid Plimpton double checks the telehealth equipment packed nearly to the brim in his Subaru Forester before taking off...
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Stronger Together: New England Rural Health Association Unites with MCD
Being long-term, collaborative partners with shared organizational philosophies and values, the New England Rural Health Association (NERHA) and MCD are pleased to announce they have formed a new strategic and collaborative alliance...
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University of Maine at Augusta Offers College Credit for Community Health Worker Training
MCD Global Health, in partnership with University of Maine at Augusta (UMA), is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for community health workers (CHWs)...
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CDC Releases U.S. Vector-borne Disease Public Health Strategy
MCD Global Health applauds the release of “The National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People,” an assessment of the challenges and opportunities in protecting the health and well-being of people from vector-borne diseases (VBDs)...
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‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky’
Like many, Shiqi Tao's perspective of women's role in society was shaped by movies and the dynamics between successful couples that were portrayed in the romantic scenes...
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Strengthening Inclusivity: Interconnections of Women’s Rights and Disability Rights
Izzy Bailey began noticing that something wasn’t quite right with her vision a few years ago...
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When Being Strong is Your Only Option
Today, Teresa Ayingono is an accomplished professional, woman, and mother, but that wasn't always the case...
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Building a Better World for Our Daughters
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is ‘Inspiring Inclusion,’ and for MCD’s Deolinda Sizoura, senior finance and operations officer for the U...
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Infographic: Improving Children's Dental Health in Maine
February is Children's Dental Health Month! This month (and every month), MCD Global Health and the Children's Oral Health Network of Maine are celebrating children's dental health in Maine and beyond...
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Training Strengthens Care for People with Substance Use Disorder
This is the second story of the two-part series about two participants sharing their experiences from last year’s ECHO® Training on Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and how it impacted their work in helping those in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD)...
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Annual School Oral Health Program Poster Contest Accepting Submissions
The annual School Oral Health Program (SOHP) poster contest is accepting submissions throughout February from Maine public school students in preschool through sixth grade...
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Saving Lives from a Preventable Disease: Preventing and Treating Cervical Cancer in Equatorial Guinea
Cervical cancer ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women in Equatorial Guinea as well as women between the ages of 14 and 44, according to the HPV Information Centre...
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Training Strengthens Care for People with Substance Use Disorder
Substance use disorder (SUD) touches every community within the U...
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A Time to Reflect: Success and Continued Work in Preventing HIV/AIDS
Luc Armel NKALA MFOULOU is no stranger to managing and implementing different initiatives to prevent HIV/AIDS in Gabon...
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MCD’s Response to the World Health Organization’s 2023 World Malaria Report
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its 2023 World Malaria Report that highlights the intersection between malaria and climate change, as well as other challenges that threaten hard-earned gains in malaria control and elimination...
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Advocating for Underserved Communities in Maine: Two Community Health Workers Share Their Stories
MCD Global Health (MCD) is implementing a multi-year Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program to provide CHW core competency training, enhanced upskill training, and opportunities to participate in a Maine-certified CHW apprenticeship program, with a grant from the U...
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Healthy Lincoln County Receives Grant to Strengthen Partnerships with Local Farms, Farmers Markets
Healthy Lincoln County (HLC), a program of MCD Global Health located in Lincoln County, Maine, was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from the U...
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Join MCD Global Health at the 2023 APHA Conference
From November 12–15, the annual American Public Health Association (APHA) annual conference will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, with the theme, “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Overcoming Social and Ethical Challenges...
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MCD’s Project ECHO® Team Releases Free Toolkit on Mental Health Promotion in School Settings
MCD Global Health’s Project ECHO® team recently launched a new toolkit, “Mental Health Promotion in the School Setting ECHO®,” a free, six-session series available on Telehealth Classroom for those who work in school settings or child and adolescent mental health...
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Join MCD Global Health at ASTMH’s 2023 Conference
From October 18 to 22, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting will take place in Chicago, Illinois, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, bringing attendees back together in person for the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, along with a livestream option for those who cannot join in person...
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Using Lived Experience to Help Others in Recovery Find Hope
Content warning: This story explores aspects of addiction and mental health and contains topics on child abuse, self-harm, substance use, and suicide...
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Upgrading Malaria Case Management: A Milestone in Equatorial Guinea’s National Health Development Plan
MCD Global Health’s Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project (BIMEP) team successfully updated national guidelines and developed training manuals that provide protocols for malaria diagnosis, treatment, patient monitoring, and prevention in Equatorial Guinea...
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MCD Part of Consortium to Advance Health and Malaria Services in Niger
Led by Palladium, MCD Global Health (MCD) is part of a consortium that was awarded the five-year U...
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Improving the Health of Maine’s Children Through Nutrition and Activity
From 2018 through 2023, 741 early care and education (ECE) providers who serve more than 15,100 children in Maine received support, programming, and technical assistance from the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program (HKHF TAP), launched by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and MCD Global Health...
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Bridging Health Care: Connecting Primary Care and Specialty Care through Technology
For those who live in the rural communities along Maine’s rugged Downeast coast, the decision of whether or not to go to a doctor’s appointment can be complex...
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Healthy Lincoln County Awarded Two Grants for Farm to School, Substance Use Prevention
Healthy Lincoln County (HLC), a project of MCD Global Health that operates in Lincoln County, Maine, has been awarded two different grants to improve nutritious food options for local youth as well as prevent substance use prevention...
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MCD’s 2022 Annual Report Now Available
MCD Global Health has released its 2022 Annual Report, the first annual report since MCD rebranded in June 2022...
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Celebrating 20 Years of Public-Private Partnership’s Malaria Elimination Project in Equatorial Guinea
With intensive year-round transmission, malaria has been a leading health problem for the people of Equatorial Guinea...