Posts Tagged ‘UNC Interns’
Serving Marsabit: 27,000 Square Miles of Outreach
We love our updates from our UNC Intern, Grace, from the Tumaini Medical Center in Kenya. Here she introduces you to our Community Health Workers, who are very important to creating lasting change when it comes to fighting the HIV/AIDS crisis. During my time so far in Kenya, I have been privileged to meet a few of…
Read MoreUpdate from Marsabit: The Value of a Follow-Up Call
Our UNC intern, Grace, has recovered from her cold (if you remember she received medical treatment at the same clinic where she’s interning) and has another update for us from the Tumaini Medical Center: About two weeks ago I introduced you to Ida, and highlighted a counseling session she was having with a patient at…
Read MoreChecking in from Marsabit: Meet Ida
Our UNC Intern, Grace, has settled into Marsabit, Kenya, at the Tumaini Clinic. Check out her latest post: Meet Ida Njeru. Ida recently moved to Marsabit from Meru (over 300 km away and approximately a five-hour drive) to work at Tumaini Clinic as a treatment adherence counselor and social worker. Although her husband and family…
Read MoreBaby Angel
Our UNC interns were blessed with opportunity to meet a woman who successfully prevented the spread of HIV to her child. Read more of this touching story. Akumu Fildar is a young woman who sells roasted corn by the roadside. She is happily married and loves children. Two years ago, Akumu’s first child—a baby boy—died…
Read MoreQuality Improvement at the Clinic
Our UNC interns in Uganda have been working the past couple of months on improving health care operations at New Life Medical Center. Tori shares what she learned from the experience. Have you ever been frustrated with your job? How do you make an impact at work? Brianne and I have started teaching the clinic staff…
Read MoreLessons Learned from Training
Our UNC Interns are about to wrap up their time in Uganda. Check out what they have been learning along the way. Sadly, a lot of HIV patients in Northern Uganda are used to waiting many long hours for treatment, and even being berated for not understanding health treatments or forgetting to take their pills.…
Read MoreFunny Things that Happen When You are in Uganda
Our UNC interns are having quite the experience in Uganda. Here’s their Top 10 list of ‘Funny Things that Happen When You are in Uganda.” When you are on a long road trip and your driver is talking about how dangerous it is to pick up hitchhikers, then pauses mid-sentence to pick up a nun in…
Read MoreFighting HIV in Uganda
Check out this video blog from our UNC interns! Find out about the projects they have been working on.
Read MoreWhat We’ve Learned So Far in Uganda
Can you believe it? Our UNC interns have been in the field for about a month now. Check out this post on what they’ve seen so far in Uganda. Greetings from Uganda! We’ve been here for about a monthand wanted to share a little bit about the work that we’ve seen so far. We have…
Read MoreSoccer is a Way of Life
The U.S. is experiencing World Cup fever, and our interns half a world away, are experiencing the same. Check out their viewing party for the U.S. vs. Germany match. In Kitgum, to call football (soccer) a passion is an understatement. The anticipation of each match rivals that of March Madness, the Super Bowl, and even the…
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