by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | Nov 15, 2013 | 2013, Blog
In a unique model, nurses from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital have been traveling to Rwanda to work with oncology nurses to improve cancer care. Rwanda, known as the “land of a thousand hills”, has a population of 10 million. The...
by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | Oct 30, 2013 | 2013, Blog
As a nurse working in a school of public health, I get questions from students who are nurses or those planning to go into nursing after obtaining a public health degree. Commonly-asked questions include: “…how can I merge nursing skills and public health in the real...
by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | Oct 14, 2013 | 2013, Blog
Today, October 7, 2013 is a momentous day in the lives of Rwandan midwives and midwifery faculty. Orientation is being held for 38 midwives who are embarking on the first bachelor’s program in midwifery. All of these students currently hold 3-year diplomas from the...
by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | Sep 30, 2013 | 2013, Blog
Though GHDonline just concluded a thought-provoking panel discussion on the topic of nurse leadership in the field of global health, and I had intended to blog about that, I’ve since been in Chiapas and Guatemala, facing a face-full of new circumstances. And I can’t...
by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | Sep 11, 2013 | 2013, Blog
Over the last few years, I have attended conferences and symposia on differing aspects of global health. These gatherings have been notable for the inclusion of panelists from a wide range of disciplines and experiences: advocates, anthropologists, bench scientists,...
