When calmness opens your ways
With the demanding work that is required to overcome the perpetual challenges related to global health complexities, people find themselves in situations where they need different skills, beyond their area of expertise, to cope with multiple responsibilities. But what happens when despite the multiple skills that an individual possesses, the work does not go well? […]
Need for Research Capacity Building and the role of online courses
Need for Research Capacity Building and the role of online courses As a Global Health Corps fellow, so far I have been involved with research activities , and particularly capacity building. I stay in rural area, where little health information is available. People who live in my neighborhood may have little knowledge of diseases as […]
Waiting room: My personal experience with patience, hope, and surprises
It’s been ten months or so since I came across Global Health Corps’ (GHC) call for applications for the 2013-2014 fellowship class. Actually, it was my second time applying for this opportunity. This time, I started assembling each and every element carefully, reviewed each position of interest to me many times to weigh it against […]