Meditation, mindfulness, and working in global health

I’ve been (a little bit) high-strung for as long as I can remember. I speak quickly, walk quickly, and think quickly. When presented with a problem, I have a tendency to dissect its root causes and come up with a list of possible solutions before the person speaking to me has had a chance to […]

Why We March: Reflections on World AIDS Day 2013

A great deal has changed since the World Health Organization first came up with the idea of World AIDS day in 1987. An HIV-diagnosis is no longer a death sentence, HIV-positive mothers can give birth to HIV-negative babies, and discordant couples can have fulfilling and healthy long-term relationships. However, despite these gains, there’s still a lot of work do. World […]

Tracking my global health impact

I’ve been at my fellowship placement in Lusaka for nearly five weeks, and there is a consistent theme that comes up in every meeting, assignment, and conversation we have: impact. My co-workers and I are constantly asking ourselves: What is our impact?  How do we measure it? And, perhaps most importantly, how do we make […]