Lessons learned from the Havard-Rwanda Global Health Delivery (GHD) Field Course
The utmost goal of global health has been to increase access to goods and services that might improve health outcomes. Global health care is understood to mean the provision of a set of health services to marginalized populations in resource-poor areas of the world. In that regard, endeavors to address the unmet needs of those […]
Giving Back to the Community: Volunteering With the Sunday School Program
One of the reasons that motivated me to apply for the GHC fellowship was the opportunity to serve needy communities, especially the marginalized and underserved. I had realized that the old adage, “it’s better to give than to receive,” is true after all. Everybody, rich and poor, takes from society, and volunteering is one of […]
Global health starts with illicit drug-free communities: anti-drug abuse awareness session in a rural Rwandan primary school
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), every year an estimated 210 millions of people use illicit drugs, with almost 200,000 of them dying annually. Drug abuse and drug trafficking are not only a health threat, but also threaten global stability and socio-economic development across the world. The UNODC leads global […]