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Author: Christina Allain

Christina grew up in Berkley, Massachusetts, and has lived in Boston for the last 10 years. Christina completed a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a minor in French from Boston University followed by an MPH in International Health from their school of Public Health. While pursuing her MPH part-time, Christina also worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a clinical researcher, first at Novartis for cardiovascular and metabolism indications and then at Epizyme for genetically-defined cancers. In addition to her public health coursework, Christina volunteered as an English teacher in Ayutthaya, Thailand, as a 50 States Access and Opportunity Project intern at the Abortion Access Project in Cambridge, and as a community volunteer supporting clients with health and welfare needs at the Codman Square Community Health Center in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. Christina loves competitive ultimate Frisbee, reading, digital photography, and outdoor activities like mountain climbing and cycling.

At the Point of Care

In the second half of my fellowship, I have a completely new project on my hands: supporting the use of a point-of-care CD4 diagnostic, the Alere Pima CD4 Analyzer. There are currently about 120 Pimas in-country and most of these are set up with USB modems and mobile network SIM cards that enable them to […]

Six Month Highlights

My friends and family in the Northeast region of the United States will find this incomprehensible, but it is too hot to think straight in the mid-afternoon sun that streams through the window of our (very) well-lit new office. For a girl who spent 28 of the previous 29 holiday seasons in wintry Massachusetts, this […]

Malawi First Quarter Highlights

Highlights of my first quarter in Malawi: One. Driving around the southern region for a male circumcision campaign: yes. Strange though it may seem, MC (as it’s called) has been shown to reduce transmission of HIV by 60%. (That’s a lot!) As such, the government has made it a priority and I was able to accompany […]