Throw Back to Uganda 1991
The HIV incidence in Uganda is on the rise. According to the Ugandan Ministry of Health, the prevalence of HIV has increased from 6.4% in 2005 to 7.3% as of September of last year. As seen in many other countries around the world, the young and single cohort is not the only segment driving the […]
Young People Living with HIV/AIDS and Sexuality: What’s the deal?
Few things are more rejuvenating than working with young people and I am privileged to be doing just that. I work for Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation in Uganda as an Advocacy and Communications Specialist. I have been at Baylor-Uganda for over six months and while much remains the same in terms of how […]
Speaking Truth to Silence
It’s incredible what putting an end to silence and fear can do. When AIDS first appeared on the scene in the U.S in the 70s, it was initially called the “gay-related immune deficiency.” It wasn’t until the mid-1980s that the Reagan administration even mentioned the word “AIDS” publicly. The stigma and discrimination that hounded this […]
Designing Distance Learning for the Resource-Limited Setting
Earlier in the year, some of my colleagues and I began taking an online course on statistical analysis and epidemiology from edX. edX is an online learning platform that provides a plethora of courses from universities throughout the world on various topics, ranging from public health to computer science. I started the course, eager to […]
On working behind the scenes
Working for global health equity isn’t always as glamorous as going out in the field, working directly in the community. Sometimes the most effective work you can do for the global health equity movement is behind the scenes…