Get AIDS and Survive? An Introduction to ReThinkAid
In November of 2010, at a conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, I sat absorbing the complexities of what I was hearing about the state of global health. I was new to the field – at twenty-four I had a...
View ArticleWe Must Listen to Communities!
I will start my first blog with a real story from South Sudan, the newest country in the world, country number 193. I selected South Sudan because it just emerged from 50 years of conflict and...
View ArticleThey Have What It Takes!
Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead (1901-1978) American Anthropologist Unfortunately,...
View ArticleThe Super Women of Nepal
Kanchi pictured with her husband Kanchi Maya Tamang (name changed) stares up at me with her hazel eyes; her tanned, leathery skin is thrown into uncountable creases. Her mouth is slightly open. She...
View ArticleCommunity Outreach Partnership in Nepal
One of South Asia’s poorest countries, Nepal is best known for its diverse topography and its majestic mountain range- the Himalayas. Nidan (निदान), meaning ‘cure,’ is a non-profit, non-governmental,...
View ArticleEXPOSED: Drug experiment leaves a woman partially blind, Possible cover up...
By Terence Zimwara An HIV positive Zimbabwean woman has alleged that she has become partially blind after taking part in a clinical trial for a new second line HIV treatment drug and she has not been...
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