For the last four days (Thursday to Sunday) the team has been out in the field working with the District Health Office (DHO) on surveillance for Round 3 of the Polio Vaccination Campaign. They each offered some thoughts on their experience. -Rena- The slogan “No one left behind”, I always see this when I’m looking […]
Day 34-36 | Polio campaign surveillance continues | SHANTU Archive Read More »
We started the weekend by going back to school. The head teacher of Chiputula Primary School invited us to their Saturday recreational activities. These Saturday activities are led by Anno’s Africa, an organization based in the United Kingdom that works in several African countries to provide visual and performing arts education to children who might
Day 28-29 | Anno’s Africa and Vwaza | SHANTU Archive Read More »
Today, we (April and Rena) went out with the team responsible for verifying COVID-19 immunization information. On our first stop, we visited Ekwendeni Hospital with the two DHO (District Health Office) staff. There, we met with the senior Health Surveillance Assistant (HSA) to review their hospital’s COVID-19 data. The DHO officers interviewed her and she
Day 18 | COVID-19 Immunization Data Verification Campaign | SHANTU Archive Read More »
We visited Chiputula Primary School to observe classes in grades 5, 6, and 7 as we plan on the nutrition classes for the students. Each of us joined different classes and observed teaching styles and students’ learning behavior. The classes we got to observe include science, agriculture, math, bible knowledge, expressive art, social studies, and
Day 12 | Class Observation at Chiputula Primary School | SHANTU Archive Read More »
Our weekend started a day earlier than expected, so we took advantage of the day off to head up to Nyika National Park. Nyika means “where the water comes from,” and Nyika National Park was created in 1966 as a water conservation effort to protect the water that flows into Lake Malawi. About 30% of
Day 6-8 | Nyika National Park | SHANTU Archive Read More »
On Wednesday November 24th students from SHANTU’s COVID-19 response team came together to prepare a shipment for our local partners in Malawi. Over the course of this year the students have been helping out with supporting Malawian health officials regarding data visualization and accessibility, and during their online meetings it became evident that more help
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On Wednesday November 24th students from SHANTU’s COVID-19 response team came together to prepare a shipment for our local partners in Malawi. Over the course of this year the students have been helping out with supporting Malawian health officials regarding data visualization and accessibility, and during their online meetings it became evident that more help
COVID-19 Emergency response shipment | SHANTU Archive Read More »
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