The first two weeks of the Virtual Global Health Practicum has introduced me to deep and
challenging structural problems in healthcare within Nicaragua, but it has also shown me what
Amos is doing to improve healthcare and what I can do to contribute. The first hand responsibility
as well as the detailed education I have been given during he past two weeks has helped me
stay positive and focused during a time when all of the world's problems seem so out of my
control. During a global pandemic, when I should have my feet on the ground in Nicaragua,
I am sitting in my room staring at my laptop and being constantly reminded of the devastating
impacts of the coronavirus. I am reading and hearing every day about the oppression and
destruction caused by systemic racism in our country. Now, I am learning in incredible detail all
of the challenges that women face in accessing maternal and neonatal healthcare in Nicaragua.
Yet, everyone at Amos has been positive, upbeat, and most importantly, focused on what we
can do and how we're going to do it. This ability to know I am actively working towards a greater
cause is refreshing and rejuvenating in times like this. I am grateful to be part of it, and the fact
that there is such a hardworking international team innovating to keep fighting for healthcare
has been uplifting to say the least. Despite being in Indiana, despite the coronavirus, despite
the divides in our country, I am confident in saying that I am helping, even if it is from my room
in my parents house.
challenging structural problems in healthcare within Nicaragua, but it has also shown me what
Amos is doing to improve healthcare and what I can do to contribute. The first hand responsibility
as well as the detailed education I have been given during he past two weeks has helped me
stay positive and focused during a time when all of the world's problems seem so out of my
control. During a global pandemic, when I should have my feet on the ground in Nicaragua,
I am sitting in my room staring at my laptop and being constantly reminded of the devastating
impacts of the coronavirus. I am reading and hearing every day about the oppression and
destruction caused by systemic racism in our country. Now, I am learning in incredible detail all
of the challenges that women face in accessing maternal and neonatal healthcare in Nicaragua.
Yet, everyone at Amos has been positive, upbeat, and most importantly, focused on what we
can do and how we're going to do it. This ability to know I am actively working towards a greater
cause is refreshing and rejuvenating in times like this. I am grateful to be part of it, and the fact
that there is such a hardworking international team innovating to keep fighting for healthcare
has been uplifting to say the least. Despite being in Indiana, despite the coronavirus, despite
the divides in our country, I am confident in saying that I am helping, even if it is from my room
in my parents house.
As of right now, my team is working on a literature review of different Mhealth technologies
that have been created and used to better maternal healthcare in rural communities. Through
this research, I have learned a great deal about the challenges that Mhealth technologies pose
as well as the benefits they have on healthcare. I hope to try and work through how we can
address some of these challenges while still reaping the benefits of Mhealth technologies.
that have been created and used to better maternal healthcare in rural communities. Through
this research, I have learned a great deal about the challenges that Mhealth technologies pose
as well as the benefits they have on healthcare. I hope to try and work through how we can
address some of these challenges while still reaping the benefits of Mhealth technologies.
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