Fighting for Maternal Health in a Conflict Zone
Today is International Women's Day, and I want to highlight some key advocates from Save the Mothers' Masters of Public Health Leadership program who area working to save mothers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They have some unique circumstances to contend with. These are the types of students that I have the privilege of meeting while working with the MPHL program. Meet Upoki David and Reta... The International class of 2016 has just completed all four modules of their studies for the Masters of Public Health Leadership program, after writing their comprehensive exams this past week. It is a time to celebrate and then focus on completing their research projects to be able to graduate. But as exciting as this is, two students are not happily on their way home after the module, unlike their colleagues. I met up with David and Reta as they were sitting on the balcony at Mirembe Hall. They were sharing tea and bread for lunch. Neither expected to stil...