Fellows in the News: April 2024
Renzo Guinto, Aspen Global Innovators Group 2016 New Voices Fellow co-chaired the Lancet Commission on Sustainable Healthcare’s working group on Adaptation, Risk and Resilience.
Fellows in the News: May 2023
1. Juliet Otieno, an Aspen New Voices 2021 Fellow, the founder of “Skiza Mwanadada Initiative” has successfully registered the organization as a nonprofit in Kenya. With the continuous support of another Aspen fellow Rosleine Orwa, they were able to register the NGO. Roseline also runs an NGO by the name of “Rona Foundation” in Kenya …
Fellows in the News: February 2023
1. On 22 February, 2023 Aspen New Voices Fellows Thumbi Mwangi, Shikoh Gitau and Loice Ombajo were featured by Gates Foundation for the exclusive work they are doing under CEMA – Kenya’s homegrown epidemiological modeling center.
Fellows in the News: October
By Aspen New Voices Aspen New Voices Fellows are making waves! New Voices Senior Fellows have been in the news lately – using their platforms and expertise to influence policy and advocate for important policy changes at the highest levels. 1. Minda Dentler at the World Health Summit! ‘No child should have to live with …
It’s time to talk about safe surgery in Ghana
By Desmond Jumbam & Irene Dzirasa If you have driven on the streets of Accra recently, you would probably have noticed people weaving through cars at traffic lights carrying signs with pictures of people with different types of medical conditions. They are seeking donations for treatment and common images, which include children with a cleft …