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  • Weekly Awesome Ghana: Team Ghana Goes to the Field

    Does two weeks in the hot sun swatting away pesky flies, tunneling your way through thick fields of millet and praying your fragile grasp of the local language is enough to get you from Point A to Point B sound like an amazing time? For Ghana PCVs it does! For the last year and half,
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  • Boot Camp VI, Day 2: Rear Adm. Ziemer, PMI-Peace Corps Partnership, IRS, and Project Cycle Management

    The second day of Malaria Boot Camp 6 was filled with high profile experts from the international malaria field. Staff and Volunteer Leaders had the opportunity to speak directly with malaria experts about the global malaria fight, malaria control interventions, and volunteers’ role in the fight against malaria. Presenters today included: Rear Admiral Timothy Ziemer,
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  • Boot Camp V, Day 7: Visits to Health Structures and Survey Design

    This morning, boot camp V participants divided into groups to visit three local health structures: a district hospital, a health post, and a rural health hut. The objectives of the visits were to learn about any discrepancies among the various health levels, differences between the Senegalese health system and other African countries, and challenges associated
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  • Boot Camp V, Day 6: A Visit to an Entomology Lab, Presentations from Partners, and Malaria In Pregnancy

    The sixth day of malaria boot camp V was filled with presentations from high-profile actors, a presentation about malaria in pregnancy, and a field-visit to an entomology lab. Boot camp V participants woke up early this morning to visit the malaria research SLAP lab (Section de Lutte Anti Parasitaire) and clinic in Thies, Senegal. Entomology
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  • Day 7: “Putting the Pieces Together” and “Becoming a Malaria Salesperson”

    Matt McLaughlin kicked off the seventh day of boot camp IV with leading a riveting discussion about the Project Management Cycle. Attendees discussed the importance and use of the tools they’ve been learning about varying from formative research to monitoring and evaluating. They also pieced these tools into the broader scheme of the project management
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  • Day 6: A Full Day of Engaging Sessions From Around the World

    Prominent leaders in the world of malaria control shared invaluable insight with participants during the our sixth day of malaria boot camp. The day started off with our own Amanda Wybolt, Stomp Social Media and Communications Manager, teaching participants about the usefulness of social media and how to engage in the international discussion. Afterwards, Debbie Gueye,
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