I had the privilege of joining the graduation ceremony at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Here is the full version of the speech, and photos from the joyous day. May 11, 2013 Dean Rimer, esteemed faculty, parents, family, and friends, I am truly honored to join you for today’s celebration. Congratulations,...
Please refer to “Welcome to Bastar” for part 1 of this 2-part segment! This is posted on behalf of Vina Seelam, our Project Manager in India: I returned to Bastar last month excited to share the progress the developers at BeeHyv and I had made so far on the newly dubbed “Tika Tracker” (the word...
Written by Jay Evans, Senior Advisor, Global Health Unit, American Cancer Society Walk into almost any corner store in India, Pakistan, Zambia, Mexico, or Tanzania and you will find cell-phone top-up cards for sale. Corner stores and markets and even street vendors understand that mobile phones mean business. There are now more than six billion wireless...
Posted on behalf of Vina Seelam, our Project Manager in India: In 2009 the complete vaccination coverage rate for children aged 12-23 months in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh was 57.3%. Among “scheduled tribes,” however, the complete vaccination rate was even lower, at only 46.3%. Scheduled tribes (STs) are geographically and culturally distinct indigenous...
A fat and smiling baby is supported on a slab of stone by her mother and encircled by close family. The fair skin of the child reflects in the faces of the father and grandfather. In a month or so the child will have learned the greeting and gesture of “Namaste” and will utter...
