By Candela Iglesias Chiesa, MPH, PhD Before turning to global and public health as a career path, I was a biomedical scientist. My long days in the lab were split between “the bench” (doing experiments) and the computer, where I read peer-reviewed articles on my subject matter. Ever since, whenever a health matter pops up …
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Are you thinking about applying for the internship opportunity at Alanda Health but do you still have some questions? We have gathered all the most frequently asked questions regarding the internship and provided our answers below! What kind of CV are we looking for? For a CV, short (2 pages max), and well organised/structured CVs …
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By Candela Iglesias Chiesa One thing you probably don’t know about me is that I’m a certified HIV counsellor. (I have not practiced for over 10 years, though!) The certification course was excellent. The trainers knew they were working with professionals who knew a LOT about HIV and AIDS, so they kept the theory to …
By: Candela Iglesias Chiesa In 2016, I went to Angola as part of a team to support the Angola Red Cross during a yellow fever outbreak. We worked with them on health awareness and sensitizing the communities to yellow fever and the importance of vaccination. A vaccination campaign against yellow fever had just taken place …
By: Candela Iglesias Chiesa Years ago, while working at an HIV clinic, I started asking questions about the cohort of people we served (mostly people living with HIV and their families). I wanted to know how well our programs were working for them (including clinical care and psychosocial support interventions, such as workshops on nutrition, …
Plugging the holes in your data collection by focusing on people Read More »
By: Candela Iglesias Chiesa Happy 2025! I hope you had a restful holiday break and feel recharged for the new year. I like to do a reflection exercise at the end of the year to figure out what I learned, and how to apply it to the new year. Below are my main lessons learned …
By: Julius Okanta and Candela Iglesias Since the COVID-19 pandemic, I feel that people around me are a lot more alert concerning outbreaks around the world than they used to. Do you experience the same thing among your circle of friends outside the global health arena? I field a lot of questions on whatever virus …
Mpox, Oropouche virus, Dengue, should I be worried? Read More »
By: Julius Agyei Okanta and Candela Iglesias Chiesa Have you found yourself trapped in a training that was: – boring? – unidirectional? – did not ask for your input or expertise? – had no significant impact on your daily work? If so, you are not alone! According to a Harvard Business Review article, 75% of …
By Julius Agyei Okanta and Candela Iglesias Chiesa Imagine dedicating six months to planning and launching a $5 million maternal and child health project, only to discover in your first year of implementation that it’s not addressing the community’s most pressing needs. Unfortunately, as global or public health professionals, we have all seen cases similar …
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By Giulia Habib Meriggi, Sabine Donders, Candela Iglesias Chiesa, and Julius Okanta. Ever wondered why some people seem invincible against illnesses while others catch every bug in town? Or how certain communities resist specific diseases even when not every member has developed immunity? And how epidemiologists track the impact of different diseases in specific groups …
From Agents to Environments: Key Concepts in Public Health Epidemiology Read More »