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 […]
Tag Archives: CHAI
July
22
Cancer under the Canopy
posted by Tony
Imagine if you were ill but your condition was never diagnosed. How would you feel if a loved-one was dying of cancer, but you couldn’t afford their treatment? Many Liberians will never know if they have cancer and those who are diagnosed are faced with an almost impossible problem to fund their treatment in one […]
January
16
Working with EPI in Eswatini – Part 1 Community Dialogue
posted by Malika Almansouri
First, I wish you a happy new year. 2019 started for me in Eswatini with some of my family who visited me, it was awesome 🙂 Months after the first blog, and before going back to GSK Belgium, I’m sharing some memorable experiences. All this time, I’ve enjoyed every moment working with EPI (Expanded Programme on Immunization), CHAI, WHO, […]
August
22
My 1st month with CHAI in Eswatini
posted by Malika Almansouri
I’m writing for the first time a blog to share my experience in Eswatini (previously Swaziland). A couple of years ago I could not locate it on a map, now I’m living and working in Eswatini 🙂 DISCLAIMER: What is written below reflects solely my opinions and does not engage any other person or any […]
November
04
What’s the spookiest city in Nigeria?
posted by AlexGordon
Laghost! (although some say its A-boo-ja) Took me a while to come up with that suitably scary joke for this month’s blog, which I’m writing a few days after attending my friends Halloween party. I went as a Zombie Rugby player as you can see in the lead pic. Apologies for the lack of costume […]
August
10
Wetin Dey!
posted by Jeevini Sivanathan
..Nigerian slang for “How are you doing!” Over a month already! So I will start with work and what I have been doing at CHAI. Hopefully you guys remember the project I am working on – if you don’t, go and read my last blog! Up to speed? The first step to implementing this project […]
August
08
Visiting The Biggest City in Africa
posted by AlexGordon
How far? (Naija slang for “What’s up?”) It’s been a busy few weeks since I last blogged, but I’ve inadvertently created some time to write due to a technology meltdown. As a result, I’m currently sat at GSK in Lagos while the IT heroes do their thing to my laptop. This is actually the second […]
July
07
What did the German say when meeting Aladdin’s monkey?
posted by AlexGordon
“Abu, ja?” Apologies for that awful joke, but it is really hard to make a pun on ‘Abuja’. Luckily, my German GCSE never stops paying back, thank you Herr Ludwigsen. I’ve been in Nigeria for 10 days now, and given that today is a public holiday to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, I thought it would be good to use my […]
July
07
Riding on in my world of excitement…
posted by temionaj
I must start by wishing my US family a belated Happy Independence Day (4th July) – I actually started drafting the blog last weekend but didn’t get to post it until today… apologies!! …. So my excitement continued with my 1st week (w/o 27 Jun) working at the Clinton Health Access Initiatives (CHAI) office in Abuja, […]
June
24
Welcome to Nigeria!
posted by Jeevini Sivanathan
On Monday I arrived at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) office in Abuja. I was introduced to all the employees and was greeted with a very warm welcome and lots of smiles – so far so good! My first stop was at the office of the deputy country director for an intro. It was an inspiring start […]
June
16
Time to go
posted by Jeevini Sivanathan
Hi! My name is Jeevini and I work for GlaxoSmithKline in London, UK. I have been accepted onto an amazing programme that GSK run called The PULSE Volunteer Partnership. It is a skills-based volunteering initiative where eligible employees are matched to a non-profit organisation, contributing their skills to solve healthcare challenges. My assignment will be in Abuja, Nigeria working for […]
November
10
We had to think outside of the box, and now we have a Warehouse in a Box™…
posted by christosnicolaou
This formed part of the speech by the Hon Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, the Rwandan Minister of Health, at the opening of the new warehouse facility of the RBC’s Medical Procurement and Production Division (MPPD) at the beginning of last month. The innovative Warehouse-in-a Box™ (WiB) is a turnkey solution that delivers the infrastructure, equipment and […]
September
13
In search of nature!
posted by christosnicolaou
I am about 6 weeks into my assignment here in Rwanda, and all seems to be going well with my projects (blog to follow after the next milestones). Last weekend, Jennifer returned from her home visit, and was due to go to Huye (a.k.a. Butare), where she will spend the rest of her assignment at […]
August
05
Fish Dinner
posted by sharvarikbhatt
You might ask what the picture here is. It is catfish. One of my fellow Pulse Volunteers here in Nigeria, Nikki, mentioned in her one of her posts, a tub containing catfish. You might remember the picture (you should look it up if you don’t). Well the picture attached is what happens to it after […]
July
28
Week 1 in Rwanda
posted by christosnicolaou
There is a beeping sound in the CHAI office this morning, which means the power is off, and hence there is no wifi. So I am writing this blog offline… A lot has happened in this first week, so this blog is fairly long. I will try to keep following blogs short, and hopefully will […]
