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Author: Zeno Masereka

Zeno is from Uganda. Prior to joining GHC, we worked with the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS, a US based HIV/AIDS activist organization working with young people all over the world to prevent and control the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Previously, he volunteered as a project leader with the Open Society Foundation’s Youth Action Fund, a youth initiative dedicated to empowering young people and moving them to be agents of change in their communities. He was also a Millennium Development Goals Advocate with Youth Action for Change and volunteered as a Village Health Team trainer and pediatric care support officer with Allied Initiatives for Community Development (AFICOD-Uganda). Zeno decided to pursue a medical degree so that he could acquire the necessary disease control and prevention competencies to change the tide and burden of preventable diseases in my community.

The Lesser Known Challenges in Healthcare Systems of Ebola Affected Countries

On August 1st, 2015 I woke up to a message notification alert from the World Health Organization (WHO) about the efficacy of the new Ebola vaccine. The Ebola vaccine has been proven to be 100% effective in protecting humans against one of the most deadly germs — Ebola Virus. This was my second happiest moment ever since […]

Climate Change is a Huge Barrier to Health Equity

As you read this, tens of thousands in the foothills of Mt. Rwenzori have lost their loved ones in the last two years, and their community hospital has been totally destroyed by devastating floods. Other millions are displaced from their homes in the Balkans and a quarter of Bosnia went without clean water all at […]

The Untold Benefits of the GHC Felowship

Next month (July 2014) will be the last month of my fellowship placement at my host organisation – Action Africa Health International (AAHI) in Kyangwali refugee settlement, where I have had a wonderful fellowship year, I must say. AAHI is an African-led, international non-governmental organization, based in Nairobi, Kenya, that supports livelihood-challenged communities in East […]

Breast Feeding: A Fundamental Human Right

A new law in the United Arab Emirates makes it compulsory for mothers to breastfeed their babies for two years. Under the legislation a wet nurse will be provided for any woman who is unable to breastfeed for health reasons. This sounds like gagging mothers to do their duty and responsibility, and it sounds controversial […]