About Me & the Page...
I am currently registered as a student at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. I am enrolled in a MSc in Medicine (Child Health Community Paediatrics). I am passionate about infant, young child and maternal health. This started in my intern year (2006) when I chose to evaluate, on a small scale, the integrated management of childhood nutrition (IMCI) program
me at a community health centre. My passion grew when I coordinated the Baby Friendly hospital initiative (BFHI) programme in my community service year. I am currently reassessing the practical implementation of the treatment of severe malnutrition in my hospital. Having the opportunity to work with and learn about these programmes helped me to understand the framework and basic grounding needed for programmes to function efficiently. I feel that although programmes such as these exist, there is still so much potential to expand and integrate them with other parts of healthcare. I use this page, twitter& a wordpress blog to keep myself and others up-to-date about a variety of areas of Maternal & Child Health. Please feel free to comment on any of the posts.
