Would I do this fellowship again?
It feels like just yesterday when I got on a plane, bound for Yale and the GHC training institute. I didn’t know what to expect, how I would fit in, what I would learn, or even how I would contribute to Global Health Corps. Days after receiving and accepting my offer letter, I tried to […]
Is GHC a Community of Solidarity and Social Justice within Itself?
It is now somewhat clear that individuals venturing into the social entrepreneurship scope are doing so with a legitimate objective and mission to create a better life for others and to also reduce the social injustice and hardship the helpless, oppressed and discriminated against face every day. In my time as a GHC fellow so […]
Why Better Health is a Paramount Need in Southern Africa
Many people in Southern Africa rely on the talents and skills they have learned over the years from their parents and grandparents to thrive and provide a livelihood for themselves and their families. Although having these skills is considered a norm in our African communities, very few people comprehend that such skill-sets are a beneficial necessity for […]
Empathy and Sympathy: Combinatory attributes needed to serve in a social entrepreneurship domain
Today, many are inspired to serve in the health and social entrepreneurship sector such as the Global Health Corps. They do so due to various triggers and reasons. They convince themselves they need to serve because of reasons really known to themselves. They decide to go down that road because it is a calling, a […]
The Health Care Provider Greener Pasture Factor
When addressing and attempting to fix the issues of health equity, we need to closely look at, scrutinize and challenge as many factors as possible. In most cases, it usually comes down to political criticism, which in my opinion is too harsh sometimes. Looking at the situation of health care provision in Zambia and most […]