Global Health Corps and the Human Capital Challenge
In my last post, I talked about becoming—slowly and not always successfully—a more patient person as a result of living in Rwanda. To most, this probably seems like a good thing. Patience is a virtue after all. However, looking at this change from an economic perspective, the shift can be explained by a depressing phenomenon: […]
Fostering “Big-Issue Partnerships”
One of the things I appreciate most about Global Health Corps is our vision statement. We acknowledge that many population health issues are complex requiring knowledge, skills and actions far beyond the traditional bounds of health. Partnerships are therefore at the very core of our fellowship model. I have had the privilege in the past […]
I have a dream
I have a dream that one day, every human will have equal access to reliable, affordable and holistic healthcare irrespective of their socioeconomic status. I have a dream that one day, political leaders and governments especially in Africa will put their citizens first and not personal gains by being transparent in governance. I have a […]
X-Mas in Uganda – “The Good, the Bad and the Unacceptable”
In Uganda, public holidays are usually viewed as the time to ‘run away’ from the ‘not so interesting’ jobs that people get glued to in search of a living stipend. The anticipation of this holiday season has become disgusting in a way, due to the behaviors exhibited by certain individuals, from business men to housewives, […]
Clinical Statistician
Having grown up in an extended family of many health workers ranging from nursing assistants who trained for merely two weeks to understand the basics of medicine to medical doctors who had spent over 5 years at the medical school not only learning that Paracetamol is pain killer but also understanding how a variety of […]
GIRLHOOD
GIRLHOOD IN RWANDA Health Poverty Action, is a British organization that has been operational in Rwanda since 1998 and started its programming with the now popular ”Urunana” soap opera. In addition to this Health Poverty Action has also been implementing other sexual and reproductive health focused projects.Health Poverty Action has recently expanded its programming focus […]
Are we certified just because we are the first person?
I was reading a blog on designtrend.com and newsdzimbabwe.co.uk regarding a recent domestic abuse case. The statistics on designtrend.com were just alarming. It says 35% of women worldwide have been victims of domestic violence. About 80% of violence towards women results from domestic violence. An estimated 40% of women killed worldwide were slain by an […]
Little Things Count
“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen” – John Wooden The previous night, hardly 6 hours before, all bubbly, energetic, dancing, almost drunk. 5:30 am, my roommate now writhing in pain, a splitting headache, chills, a fever, malaise and joint pains… a diarrhea so vile… Hours on and it […]
That moment we all need…..
I don’t know when it came to be that God owed me a favour but some how, some way I find myself in the land that I call home, where a typical work day has come to be: me, my witty and intelligent co – fellow and other colleagues driving through Queen Elizabeth national park, […]
Dilemma: The jerk’s search for social justice
Working in the social justice sphere is not unlike working in any other sphere. Don’t get me wrong, the indicators of a job-well-done being more people with healthier lives does consistently feel pretty good, but that doesn’t mean that your working environment is floating high and mightily above the grit and grime of the rest […]