During my PULSE assignment with Partners in Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima (PIH/IMB), I have been fortunate to work with the School Health Program. This program started
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The reach of GSK medicines and building community
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
Medical Records and Volcanoes
Medical Records Rwanda has an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system that is used across the country – which is more than we can say for
Enjoy the Ride
This last month has been an absolute whirlwind. And to be honest, I’ve struggled to sit down to write this post. There is so much
Stretch Goals: Eliminate Hepatitis C in Rwanda
I’m in week 3 of my PULSE assignment with Partners in Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima (PIH/IMB). I have learned a tremendous amount but have only scratched
From Celebrating Freedom to Settling in Freetown
Travelling to Sierra Leone to start my assignment with Partners In Health was quite a journey as I only gave myself one day in
What we ultimately work for at GSK!
Let me start by directly introducing you to this unassuming “grey box”! It is a GeneXpert device located at the Stephen Robert and Pilar Crespi
Some aspects of daily life in an African village…
(Version française : voir plus bas!) Here are some “vignettes” that try to describe a few typical aspects of the basic everyday life in
Arriving in Rwinkwavu…
(Version française : voir plus bas!) Here I am now in Rwinkwavu… a village towards the end of the Eastern road: this will be my
First impressions
(Version française : voir plus bas!) Leaving Brussels airport on July 2nd seemed somewhat strange… I am so used to travel through this airport, however
Tionana Neno
As I sit here on my homeward bound flight I cannot believe my 6 months in Malawi is now over – I know people said
Interview with Emily
I thought it was about time to share with you all, more details about Partners In Heath, the organisation I am volunteering with, here in
More adventures in Neno
More adventures in Neno It has been awhile since my last blog as I have no idea where the time goes here but for
A Time of Thanksgiving
For those of you who are reading this BLOG and happen not to be US citizens here is a quick lesson on the history of
Further lessons in Africa
I have been extremely lucky to recently visit a Pulse colleague in a neighbouring African country who is working with the same NGO as I
