Finally, I am back at GSK, I started working last week on 4th February immediately after my return, as I felt that was the best way for me. I used the past week to readapt to the weather and my daily routine in Siena. The most difficult part was managing the emotions, I was happy to […]
Category Archives: Latin America
January
08
Dear Future PULSE Volunteers
posted by lorrainewing
It’s been 162 days since I started my PULSE journey. What have I learned? As my assignment is coming to an end, here are my top 5 tips for those who applied or are thinking about applying to the 2019 cycle. 1. Be adaptable: have an open mind. You will be new to the work pace and […]
December
04
What we ultimately work for at GSK!
posted by Monika Strengert
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 Robert Regional Reference Laboratory in Mirebalais, Haiti where I have spent the past five months on my PULSE assignment. I had already been aware about the GeneXpert technology for HIV […]
November
21
Puerto Rico se levanta – About Hurricane Maria
posted by MichelaGallo_Pulse10
On 20th September 2017 Puerto Rico kept its breath while the hurricane was hammering the island. Fear, anxiety, anger, hope, faith, all mixed up for all the Portoricans, the time stopped in a big Hurricane Maria hit the Caribbean, and it was particularly strong here in Puerto Rico. It was a category 5 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson […]
November
21
Halfway trough, feeling more confident
posted by MichelaGallo_Pulse10
The end of my second month of PULSE assignment and the third one were not easy, I found myself a bit in the middle of small internal changes which impacted somehow my assignment as well. The main challenge was to find a correct way to help the American Red Cross of Puerto Rico to understand more the spirit […]
October
25
Lo que se aprende se desaprende
posted by Arancha Pérez
Siguiendo el mismo formato que en mi primer blog… primero la versión española-mexicana. And the English version in blue! Hope you enjoy! (See below) ¡Ya han pasado cuatro meses! Han sido tan intensos y durante este tramo central de mi PULSE han pasado tantas cosas que no sé por dónde empezar. Después de la adaptación […]
October
17
Camouflage Uniforms
posted by lorrainewing
2 pm on a rainy Thursday, I sit in a room surrounded by boxes of latex gloves, red sharps disposal containers, and a group of men and women in camouflage uniforms. I am at the National Borders Service central base camp, where I have the chance to support the Ministry of Health in a three-day […]
September
10
Patience and Persistence
posted by lorrainewing
A few weeks ago, I joined the rest of the team for the Mesoamerica Malaria Meeting in Antigua, Guatemala. It was a great chance to learn about the ongoing work in other countries, their pressing challenges, and the success stories from recent years. It was also exciting to hear the Global Malaria leadership team […]
September
05
My first month at Cruz Roja Americana. What I can learn and what GSK can learn
posted by MichelaGallo_Pulse10
After a month here, I have already an idea of the people I would like to learn from. I started to reflect on what GSK could learn too. My Red Cross supervisor, who is an amazing manager, is the first person I could learn from here: he cares for his team of volunteers a lot, […]
August
10
Malaria and the City of Knowledge
posted by lorrainewing
It’s been two weeks since I started my PULSE assignment with CHAI in Panama. Their office is in an area called City of Knowledge, right across the street from the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal. These buildings used to be part of a military base in the 20th century, but have since been transformed […]
July
26
Meeting Collegues in GSK Nairobi
posted by AdriennaKamPulse10
Isn’t it a lovely and amazing day having met our collegues here in Nairobi . It all happened, thanks to Elizabeth Msafiri ( Security lead Kenya & East Afrika) and Bernard Matheka. Before we head to the office, Elizabeth & Bernard inspected our apartments to ensure that we are living in a safe & secured environment so we […]
July
10
WE GOT YOU! ( Our NGO: Leonard Cheshire Disability )
posted by AdriennaKamPulse10
I had to blog this, we dont get these coincidences very often, especially not a conincidence of the same mission! Mission to #BeChanged #BeTheChange #MakeTheChange Finally the two ( YES, 2 ) Adrienn _ have re-united in Nairobi, and not only our first names are 99% similar but we are both matched to the same NGO, in Nairobi, only in different branches. How ironic […]
June
08
Part of something bigger
posted by lorrainewing
Back in May, I had the chance to meet my fellow PULSE 2018 volunteers in our face-to-face orientation at GSK House. During those three days, we laughed, we cried, we danced to Shakira’s Waka Waka and we played with Lego bricks and marshmallows. But more importantly, we felt part of something bigger. We created […]
July
12
Viva Mexico!
posted by albertolozano
Welcome to Mexico! After 3 weeks I feel in a position to start the blog. Welcome followers! Obviously is my first experience writing a blog, so I will try my best. When people talk about Mexico, most of us think about Cancun, Acapulco, Rivera Maya… but Mexico is something else aside of touristic places, not […]
November
30
Go-live!
posted by Lorena La Rosa
Now here it is a decisive moment: the improvement actions in QA pillar warehouse project have been taken place successfully. That’s a great satisfaction for all Direct Relief staff and me! During this period, QA and Operation functions showed a strong and amazing collaboration on new system application and they were very supportive each other! […]
