It’s an early, rainy morning. I’m listening to Ludovico Eianudi. The music perfectly complements the sounds of the falling rain drops and birds outside. Yet it’s only when I look away from the computer that I’m reminded where I am. Outside my window I see a little garden of tropical flowers, coconut palm tree tops […]
The reach of GSK medicines and building community
posted by walkersarj
Seeing the Impact of GSK Medicines and Vaccines It is easy to lose sight between all the meetings and tasks that need to be done to run a clinical research study and the impact of that medicine or vaccine if it reaches patients. Spending time reviewing operating procedures, checking import forms, meeting on a new […]
Medical Records and Volcanoes
posted by walkersarj
Medical Records Rwanda has an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system that is used across the country – which is more than we can say for the US. Rwanda’s EMR was developed through a collaboration between the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Partners in Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima (PIH/IMB) and was designed initially to diagnose and treat […]
September
01
Talk about commitment…
posted by ingrid
Upon arrival to Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines, captured by infinite fields of sugar cane embedded by banana trees and dramatic skies, I felt peace. The captivating landscape took me back to Panama and on the bus, while listening to Ruben Blades, I reflected on all I have learned and grown while volunteering for Smile Train […]
August
30
What I can share about the people I’ve met
posted by desiniaputri
One of my task in Smile Train is to write about patients stories , so that more people will know more about cleft lip and palate and how’s that impacting to the patient life, the families and the communities. I found this job really interesting because it enables me to meet with so many different […]
August
28
A Borderlands Story
posted by banffgirl2018
This is my first blog post ever! And like many before, I have to say, the idea of posting a story was a little bit daunting. However, Pulse is about development and pushing ourselves outside our comfort zones, so here goes!!! Through the Pulse matching process, I was incredibly honoured to be matched with Save […]
August
27
Encountering Celebrities in Kenya
posted by johnreilly96
Our fascinating family adventure in some of the remote regions of Kenya continues. Who would have known that this experience would have me working with semifinalists of East Africa’s Got Talent and Time Magazine world figures? Every day is a new, exciting cultural experience that amazes us all in many ways. Our second month has made us more comfortable in […]
August
27
Chasing Dreams… My Journey to Nigeria.
posted by Ashwin Mathew
First and foremost, I’d like to thank GSK, PULSE, GCSD, colleagues, family, and friends who supported me during the past year. It’s because of your support, generosity, and kindness that I was able to make this life-changing opportunity a reality, and volunteer with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) in Nigeria. Early January 2019, when […]
August
26
Magic exists, and it happens here, in Barretstown/ La magia existe y ocurre aquí, en Barretstown
posted by anagonzalezcas
August
26
Slowing down – No longer resisting it!
posted by DocAJ
It’s been awhile since my last blog, but I decided it was now time to get back into the swing of things and share the latest on my Ugandan adventure! Its is just over 7 weeks since I arrived in Uganda and paradoxically it seems a long time, but at the same time not. I […]
August
19
What I’ve learned so far in my 30 days with Smile Train
posted by desiniaputri
Mabuhay Philippines ! I’m in Manila as a volunteer in Smile Train to help children with cleft lip and/palate as a resource development and communication specialist. As an Indonesian, I don’t have any big adjustment in culture or ways of living by moving to Manila. And I’ve been to Manila few times before for work […]
August
19
Challenges of Disability – Learning from Tanzania
posted by elodieoddo
Today is the end of my first working week at Tanzania Cheshire Foundation in Dodoma. Before beginning my assignment, I had reviewed the main data about disability in the world. Before Pulse, I was not aware of the amount of people suffering from disability. Inclusion in education is recognised as a basic human right and […]
August
18
Coming Full Circle
posted by MC
At a very young age, my mother instilled in me that even in the darkest hour, at the deepest depths, there is always hope. That hope may not always be evident, but a sliver of light is somewhere to be found – to hold on to and to never let go. As a child, I […]
August
09
Forming Partnerships
posted by cheerfully-changing-margaret
What does it mean to partner? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the archaic term of partner is defined as “one that shares: a partaker” and the primary modern definitions is “one associated with another especially in action”. In the first month of working with Partners In Health Sierra Leone (PIH-SL), I’ve learned about how they […]
August
09
Karibu Tanzania ! 5 months with Leonard Cheshire in Dodoma
posted by elodieoddo
I can say that patience is the key. When Desmond asked me during the Pulse interview which was the quality I was going to improve during my Pulse assignment, I said “Patience”. Because I knew that in my day do day work, we are always facing emergencies and acting as fast as possible. When I […]
