Insights from Family Planning Leader, Dr. Henry Mosley, Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health During a recent Master Training of Trainers and Coaches on TCI University in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Dr. Henry Mosley – Professor Emeritus of the Population, Family, and Reproductive Health and International Health departments at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health – shared his ideas on leadership and changing mindsets. Dr. Mosley is a co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute and has more than 50 years experience working in international public health. His most recent efforts have focused on conducting strategic leadership seminars in developing countries across the globe. Dr. Mosley shared numerous insights from his experience working in Nigeria, noting the barriers TCI’s Nigeria hub can overcome by addressing specific attitudes and cultural misconceptions about family planning. He noted that approaches need to vary across regions as a result of ethnic diversity and differing political structures specific to Nigeria. He emphasized the importance of gaining support from local political and religious leaders, highlighting the public health success when the Emirs in Northern Nigeria championed the cause of immunization programs. He noted that these leaders wield traditional, religious … Continue reading Hopkins’ Dr. Henry Mosley on Leadership and Client-Oriented Family Planning