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Sister Elizabeth inspires a new generation of nurses

“Integrity in your role as a nurse is important because you are dealing with people’s lives.” This is at the core of 2018 Integrity Icon, Elizabeth Mkhondo’s work as a nurse. Sister Elizabeth was in conversation with fellow nurse, Sanele Lukhele, for the third installment of Accountability Lab South Africa’s “Meet the Icon” series. The webinar took place on Thursday, 19 November, 2020. Listen to the full conversation here. Nurse Elizabeth Mkhondo says as a young woman, she aspired to be held in [...]

Sister Elizabeth inspires a new generation of nursesVerashni Pillay2021-01-28T18:40:43+00:00

Celebrating Philly’s Public Health Heroes

Local health officials are hard at work every day to keep Philadelphians safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Nominate one for Integrity Icon today. By Sara Hoenes. It was in the early days of the coronavirus that many Philadelphians first heard the name that has now become the go-to for news, advice and information about the deadly virus: Philadelphia Public Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley, Farley, former New York City Health Commissioner, has been in his post for four years, during whic [...]

Celebrating Philly’s Public Health HeroesSheena2020-07-16T10:33:56+00:00

Why ‘naming and faming’ matters for social accountability practice

Dr Mirja Delport is a doctor at the Oudtshoorn District Hospital in South Africa. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, she's been on the frontlines, working day shifts at the hospital and then doing double duty at a community clinic near her home. In a webinar unpacking social accountability practice that was co-hosted by Accountability Lab and the World Bank, she shared how doing the right thing in an emergency response - often with very limited resources - and being famed for it was a powerf [...]

Why ‘naming and faming’ matters for social accountability practiceSheena2020-07-08T10:49:57+00:00