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![Photo of midwives at December 2021 meeting in Dili, Timor-Leste.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-03/TL%20midwives.png?itok=5BUlFVOg)
In December 2021, more than 180 midwives from across Timor-Leste participated in an Activity-led event to identify areas for improvement in a set of draft standards.
![A client logs onto mDoc, a mobile and web-based service that partners with hospitals to help people manage their diabetes and high blood pressure. Clients create personalized health plans and sign up for digital nudges and meetings to monitor their care.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-02/scaling-up-story_0.png?itok=D7jOGTgr)
Five innovators—from Nigeria, Senegal, India, and Cameroon— are working with LHSS to sustainably scale up their businesses and reach more people with their vital health services.
![People gather around event signage at COVID-19 Activity launch event.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-12/TL%20PR%20photo%20%28Presentation%20%28169%29%29.png?itok=a3KV46_f)
The USAID Health System Sustainability activity will work with Timorese officials to train health workers in rural communities on handling different vaccines, using cold chain equipment, and ensuring that community members have equal access to vaccines and essential health care.
![Bangladesh Mother and Child (Credit: David Stanley)](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-11/Bangladesh%20mother%20and%20child_%20credit%20to%20David%20Stanley.jpg?itok=jceUofn3)
Poor budget execution results in inefficiencies that undermine the ability of health agencies to improve access to needed health services and improve population health. Yet billions of dollars in unexecuted health budgets are returned to treasuries every year.
Panelists discuss the rapid evolution in knowledge of how to best care for critically ill COVID patients, how countries are quickly adapting to ensure improved care for patients, and lessons learned.
![Healthcare worker online training Dania](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-10/healthcare%20worker%20online%20training%20Dania%201.jpg?itok=nFkO4m6W)
Online courses cover mental health, patients with disabilities, counseling, and more
![Photo of call center nurse in front of laptop](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-09/Call%20Center%20nurse%20Eman%20Abu%20Yousef.jpg?itok=7kPvtu-L)
Patients in Jordan grateful for telecounseling calls
![USAID and Government of Timor-Leste officials gather at the launch of the new activity.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-09/TL%20Launch.png?itok=LFSCw8ef)
Representatives of USAID and the government of Timor-Leste celebrated the start of the four-year, $15.6 million activity at a ceremony in Dili, the Timor-Leste capital, on July 2, 2021.