Hello Global Health Class!
My name is Caricia Catalani. I am a teacher, advocate, and researcher and I currently working in global health, looking for ways to use innovations in technology to address the HIV pandemic. I work for an organization called InSTEDD (Innovative Support and Technology for Emergencies, Disaster, and Disease) and for the University of California, Berkeley as a researcher and technology implementer. Currently, my projects are based in India, Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and the USA.
I thought that I'd share a little about my work through this video, about my recent trip to Northern India.
India VLog Final from Caricia Catalani on Vimeo.
My name is Caricia Catalani. I am a teacher, advocate, and researcher and I currently working in global health, looking for ways to use innovations in technology to address the HIV pandemic. I work for an organization called InSTEDD (Innovative Support and Technology for Emergencies, Disaster, and Disease) and for the University of California, Berkeley as a researcher and technology implementer. Currently, my projects are based in India, Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and the USA.
I thought that I'd share a little about my work through this video, about my recent trip to Northern India.
India VLog Final from Caricia Catalani on Vimeo.
This is really cool! Thanks for sharing! My brother-in-law is from India and fortunately, he comes from a family with the resources needed to have sent him to University. Then, he received a scholarship for Graduate work in the states. So, not quite the limitations of those featured in your Vlog, but still a little more acquainted/exposed to this kind of poverty than I am.
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful to learn that something like a simple cell phone can be used to integrate communication and empower health workers to implement care that is informed and current. Also, keeping records is one of those simple things (that in real life might be complicated to assure) that seems to have a huge impact on the quality of care a provider is able to give. Maybe file cabinets and storage facilities and cutting edge computer equipment isn't a very realistic option in these communities. It's really encouraging to know that these women and men are still able to manage some form of record-keeping even without the infrastructure that our health system in the US enjoys.
Also, I am glad to see this video because it is yet another example of an organization that is on the ground in these rural areas partnering with communities to extend better health care to all. Which gives me some idea of the ways that I can participate and get involved now as a student and down the road as a professional.
Thank you for sharing this with our class! I appreciate that you took the time to recognize your real and human emotions that come up in your work. We are given a lot of facts and information in our class (all great!) and sometimes it is easy to forget the reality of the state of the world. It is also great to hear from someone in the field and the wonderful work you are accomplishing.
ReplyDeleteThank you again for taking the time to share this with us!
Anna