Using ICTs at the Grassroots Level: My Story Better Told through GHC
Growing up I always had the intrigue to learn how computers can change the lives of people and the desire to actually make it a reality. Together with my colleagues we pitched the idea of what is today called Cultural Waves Uganda, a small grassroots organization that has reached girls that would otherwise drop out […]
Ubuntu at Global Health Corps
I thought it was just a story or a theory that one American fellow is paired with a local fellow during the GHC fellowship year. It really sounded like a myth, but it turned out to be true when we all met at Yale University for training. Meeting at Yale was a once-in-a-lifetime experience of […]
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 […]
Information Systems: the Secret to Solving Uganda’s Health Problems
It’s interesting how so many ideas have been documented and visualized about improving the health sector in Uganda, while ignoring the fact that an improved health sector starts with health providers being able to work more efficiently and effectively. This involves proper documentation of patient records, proper data storage, and proper feedback mechanisms in order […]