Women of Togo Exhibition Opens at the Refuge Gallery

January 21, New York — The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with Fordham University’s Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center (GHIMC) introduces a new exhibit, Women of Togo, to the Refuge Gallery. The exhibit showcases work done by ART WORKS Project and Integrate Health (IH), centered around healthcare justice for the vulnerable population of women in Togo.

Portrait of an expectant mother who receives care from Integrate Health’s Community Health Workers and at an Integrate Health-supported public sector health center. Seventy percent of Togo’s population lives without adequate healthcare. As a result, one in ten children die before the age of five. Integrate Health partners with the Togolese Ministry of Health and Construction for Change to ensure that Togolese women and children have access to the primary healthcare that they need.

GHIMC’s mission is to promote greater affordability and access to healthcare through research and dialog on efficient management of the global innovation processes in healthcare systems resulting in a reduction of disease burdens and the creation of healthier lives. Integrate Health, which currently serves over 140,000 people through thirteen health centers across northern Togo, works alongside governments and the local community to implement and study an integrated approach to strengthening primary healthcare delivery to achieve universal health coverage. ART WORKS Projects, whose agenda includes projects exposing genocide, extreme sexual violence, women’s rights, famine, child labor and human trafficking, ethnic cleansing, and tyranny, is a partner whose mission is to use design and the arts to raise awareness of and educate the public about significant human rights issues.

Panel discussion, “Learning from Women in Togo — how integrated care improves women’s and infant health” with Dr. Kevin Fiori of integrate health, moderated by Falguni Sen, Director of Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center

The Women of Togo project by freelance photographer Zoe Rain aims to demonstrate that integrated care with well-developed primary care access can be key to improving outcomes and an actionable solution to improving the care given to vulnerable populations. A panel discussion on opening night presented the usefulness of integrated health and of learning from other countries.

The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday — Friday 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. The Gallery is located on the second floor of the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs.

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2546 Belmont Ave, The Bronx, NY 10458

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The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) prepares current and future aid workers with the knowledge and skills needed to respond effectively in times of humanitarian crisis and disaster. Our courses are borne of an interdisciplinary curriculum that combines academic theory with the practical experience of seasoned humanitarian professionals. The IIHA also publishes on a wide range of humanitarian topics and regularly hosts a number of events in the New York area, including the annual Humanitarian Blockchain Summit and Design for Humanity Summit.

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