How Poor Health Has Led to Poverty in Uganda
Access to health services is a crucial aspect of well-being and a key component of social and economic development. Poor health levels can be detrimental to welfare and development. It is therefore clear that the health sectors will play a key role in poverty eradication and development in Uganda. This is the major reason why […]
Recruitment Works in Mysterious Ways
I remember I was at a dinner party in New York on New Year’s Eve 2012 when I first heard about Global Health Corps. The dinner was hosted by a friend of mine – let’s call him David – who works in the music industry, and our dinner companions were friends of his at the […]
Asking the Difficult Questions, OR “Does personal fulfillment make me selfish?”
I read my co-fellow Jonathan’s post a few weeks back and thought to myself, “Dang-it! That was what I meant to say!” (Let’s be serious, I most likely did not say ‘dang-it’, but rather some less kosher version thereof. But it was that sentiment). Jon so perfectly conveyed the theory, ethics and emotions behind what […]
Empowered to Serve
My experiences from the last six months as a Global Health Corps fellow and working at the Children’s Health Fund has been both empowering and inspiring. I moved to the United States to pursue a career in public health after practicing medicine for four years in Nigeria. I felt discontent about the declining access to […]
ACTION: Transforming the US Health Care System with PACT
“Action.” Ayana opens the big red door to reveal Sori dancing in the background. We burst out laughing. “Cut,” I say through my giggles. Even though we have a lot to do, we always have time for a little fun. Ayana and Sori have carved time out of their busy schedules as community health […]
Empathy and Sympathy: Combinatory attributes needed to serve in a social entrepreneurship domain
Today, many are inspired to serve in the health and social entrepreneurship sector such as the Global Health Corps. They do so due to various triggers and reasons. They convince themselves they need to serve because of reasons really known to themselves. They decide to go down that road because it is a calling, a […]
“Lauren, I will disown you if you don’t apply!”- my 92 year-old Grandmother
Post by: Lauren Marcell I’ll be honest- I didn’t think I had a smidgen of a chance of becoming a Global Health Corps fellow. I had two reactions upon reading the position descriptions and mission statement of GHC. 1) Unprecedented excitement. I knew this was the opportunity I had been looking for, the next step […]
I have a dream
‘When I grow up I want to be a lawyer’, one boy said. ‘I want to be a doctor’, another said. One secondary school student cited a beautiful poem titled, ‘You’ve got Gold’ to his friends, while others sang songs and showcased their acting talents through drama. There were lessons shared about adherence to ART […]
When Serving Others is Service to Self
Six months ago, I declined a well-paying job offer with a renowned global development agency to become a Global Health Corps Fellow. At the time, I had been through several interviews and reached the conclusion that joining a movement of young professionals who possess a fundamental common belief that “healthcare is a human right” was the right […]
Application Woes; or, Be Nice to Yourself
You’ve checked the GHC website for the third time today, despite the resolution you made to yourself to restrain from pressing that looming “refresh button” mocking you in the top left-hand corner of your browser. Your eyes are glossed over and itchy. Surely you must’ve missed something: a necessary requirement you do not possess; the […]