World AIDS Day South Africa: Local action on a global crisis
By Sarah Whitney and Claire Bristow, Global Development Fellows The depth of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa is at the same time palpable and hidden in the rural communities. People often die for unexplained reasons at too young of an age, and the signs and symptoms of the disease are visible even in friends … Read more
Care about global health… share your solutions!
Posted by Julia Rosenbaum The Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Smart Global Health is seeking essay submissions that answer the following question in 500-800 words by midnight, November 20th 2009: “What is the most important thing the U.S. can do to improve global health over the next 15 years?” This is a … Read more
Condoms for all in Manyeleti
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director In 2007, SMRC hosted its first Global Development Internship. After the life changing and deeply rewarding summer of working with youth in Manyeleti, South Africa, the US students that had joined us had made close friendships across the globe. Among the biggest issues that the GDIs (then known as … Read more
Public Health film, powerful message…
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Whether you are in the United States or live in rural Ghana, one thing is for sure, public health is the key to living a healthy life. What does public health really mean? In an impressive new campaign, “Healthiest Nation in 1 Generation,” American’s have the opportunity to engage … Read more
Amazing new slideshow…
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Bill Gelfeld, recipient of a scholarship to join the Global Development Ambassadors trip to South Africa this month, put together an outstanding slideshow of photos and descriptions from the trip.
It’s Green Outside and Things are Lookin’ Good
I got out to South Africa on Saturday with our team of Global Development Ambassadors. It’s been a whirlwind of exciting development and progress. The group arrive to the Uta community on Sunday where we saw a remarkable new structure, complete with a beautiful red roof at the site of the new health clinic that will serve 50,000 people! The clinic, built by our partner The Buffelshoek Trust, who is working closely with the Mpumalanga, Department of Health, have devised a plan that will ensure at least 160 people every day (likely much more!) will receive high quality medical care for their HIV/AIDS, bone fractures, diabetes and other need. Accompanied by the clinic will be an outstanding outreach program to educate the community on this new resource that they have been dreaming of for decades.
Awareness
so many people in Uta need healthcare but find it unaffordable or inaccessable
Soccer, Development, Good Reads
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director I just read “How Soccer Explains the World,” by Franklin Foer. I recommend it to people who enjoy international relations and folks interested in learning about culture and conflict in places near and far. The book uses soccer as an analogy for things local, including the Irish/British tensions, Serbian/Croatian … Read more
New Clinic for Manyeleti
Congratulations to The Buffelshoek Trust our partners in Manyeleti, South Africa on their incredible progress building a health clinic in Uta village. SMRC has been involved in developing relationships with the community and has worked on some fundraising initiatives to construct the clinic.
A Day to Celebrate Better Health in Kayafungo
School teachers, village elders, mamas and babas, the chief and four assistant chiefs, Rotarians, and hundreds of pupils clapped and whistled in festivity. The Honorable Member of Parliament (equivalent to a US Senator), and the District Commissioner (equivalent to a state governor) and their entourages were in attendance. A reporter from the local radio station captured the event on air.
