A RECAP OF THE MID YEAR RETREAT
Friday 23 January, 2015 the GHC Malawi Team left Lilongwe heading to South Luangwa, to join the Zambia fellows for our midyear retreat. It was a trip full of excitements as fellows working in different districts in Malawi kept on sharing experiences about how the first six months of the GHC Fellowship had been. Catching […]
Proper documentation for better health in Uganda
It’s interesting how so many ideas about improving the health sector in Uganda have been documented and visualized, ignoring the fact that it starts from the health providers’ being able to work on their efficiency and effectiveness. If we don’t address this first, then the health industry will never improve. This involves proper documentation of […]
What a year
While taking a stroll along a street; a street arched by tall leafy trees; a street covered by mud from the down pour two hours earlier, I walk circumspectly lest I get my shoes muddied; a street in a town I called home for a year; the year I did my Global Health Corps (GHC) […]
First time overseas: An understanding of global issues
The first experience is always scary, no matter how intelligent you are or whatever degree(s) you have. It was a great Friday; I passed by my friend’s workplace for a short farewell. The first words were “How are you feeling about your first flight?” And my quick response was that it was not a big […]
Commute to work
As a Global Health Corps Fellow, I am working alongside my co-fellow, James Kaggwa, and in partnership with five rural communities to establish five health clinics. These health clinics are located in the foothills of Mt. Elgon in hard to reach remote areas. Several days a week, James and I travel into the mountains to […]
Reaching the Most At Risk
“The only thing I have acquired from commercial sex work is HIV,” Elenia told me. Elenia works in an isolated spot along the border crossing from Uganda into Rwanda. She is one of thousands of women in Uganda who are driven by poverty and political instability to provide sexual services to truckers, boda cyclists and […]
Can malnutrition be prevented in our communities?
Crisent, a 2 year old boy from Karundi village survived death due to malnutrition after the intervention of community health workers. His mother became pregnant again, only two months after Crisent was born, subsequently interrupting her ability to breastfeed. As a result, at just over one year old, Crisent had become severely malnourished. Crisent was […]
Imagine an HIV Free Generation!
What if mothers and their babies lived healthier lives? On October 1, 2014, Millennium Villages Project (MVP), in partnership with Elizabeth Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) and Isingiro local Government, graduated 68 HIV exposed infants – confirmed negative! The occasion was crowned with musical interludes and a dramatic presentation by the Ruhiira Anti HIV/AIDS drama group. In […]
The Threat of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Walking to Raise Awareness for Breast Cancer in Malawi
When public health enthusiasts talk about Africa, the first thing that comes to their minds is AIDS, malaria or tuberculosis. Admittedly so, these communicable diseases are real threats, but lurking in the midst is another threat that is often overlooked: non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These classic NCDs include heart disease, diabetes and cancer; but in tribute […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Think Pink
On October 18th, 2014, my co-fellow and I attended a breast cancer awareness campaign, THINK PINK. The day started with a 5km walk and ended with breast examination tutorials, survivor stories and bake and second-hand clothing sales. It was a great day, but something caught my eye; it was the absence of men. Excluding the […]