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Author: Alex Bozzette

Alex is from San Diego, California. In 2011, he was awarded a national research fellowship to circumnavigate the globe in three months, which he used to interview experts on MDR-TB control in Ecuador, Peru, Tanzania, Ethiopia, India, and Vietnam. He has since worked on public health projects in London and Ecuador, advocating cost-effective trauma treatment and coordinating a Gates-funded pilot study that aimed to improve childhood immunization rates in the Amazon. Alex studied international relations and global health at Georgetown University and pursued his Masters in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He is passionate about practical, people-oriented public health and the bridge between health, communication, and design. Alex speaks English, Spanish, French, and some Swedish. He is a freelance graphic designer in his spare time.

Burundi Slides Backwards, PMC-Burundi Moves Forward

BURLINGTON, VERMONT — By GDP per capita, among 193 United Nations members, Burundi is the second poorest country on the planet (1). It is small, about the size of Maryland or two-thirds the size of Switzerland. And it is landlocked, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika sharing borders with Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic […]

The Importance of Meta Monitoring

“She can’t write, so we skipped the signature. That’s OK, right?” Wrong. When you’re interviewing a patient and navigating the complex world of rural informed consent: very, very wrong. As a project coordinator with Population Media Center in Burundi, one of my most rewarding experiences so far this year was had over the course of […]

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