Christina
Preventive Medicine
Some days I really struggle as a Preventive Medicine doctor. My ultimate goal in global health is helping local people solve local...
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Christina
- Jun 24, 2020
- 3 min
Rapid Response
I sat in the cold, empty room. We used to meet here most days for hospital handover before we decided that it was risky to have every...
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Christina
- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
Public Health: Miller May 2020 Update
As my office printer whirled out the 22 pages of our final grant application, Chifundo and I heaved sighs of relief. Then we prayed for...
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Christina
- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
"I do what I can"
One of my Family Medicine residents came into my office looking a bit tired. It had been hard for him to focus on his research with so...
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Christina
- May 16, 2020
- 2 min
Staycation
When I couldn’t travel in March, I was happy to pour myself into COVID-19 disaster preparedness at the hospital instead. In April I tried...
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Christina
- May 16, 2020
- 2 min
Hackathon
I wonder if we were the first team to win a hackathon with such a low tech solution. Ten days ago I didn’t even know what a hackathon...
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Christina
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Ping Pong Practice
These days, Greg and I enjoy daily ping pong rallies, ever since we received a table generously on loan from a friend. I love the...
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Christina
- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
Water and Soap
I felt like Dr. Snow – the British physician who pushed for removal of the handle from an offendingwater pump in London in order to stem...
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Christina
- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
Bracing Ourselves
There’s no Coronavirus in Malawi - at least not today. That might change by tomorrow. Or later tonight. We pray that it will not come at...
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Christina
- Mar 17, 2020
- 4 min
Alinafe
When the rain came today I was so excited. It had been seven days since the last rain, a sign that wet season was waning. The maize...
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Christina
- Mar 6, 2020
- 2 min
Muddy
It happened so suddenly. One minute we drove in the middle of the road through puddles left from yesterday’s rain. The next thing we...
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Christina
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
Safety Net
It started as a simple patient education project. Our Dutch nursing student wanted to educate pediatric patients and their patients about...
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Christina
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min
Hunger Season
The people of Malawi are hungry. Women come to our front and back door throughout the day. The young man who works for us comes and lets...
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Christina
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min
Week 25: Feb 1-8
"And a soul well-spent will be one who lives Best Yes answers.” – Lisa Terkeurst, The Best Yes “’If you want people to use such great...
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Christina
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min
A Fresh Start: Greg and Christina Miller’s January Update
Patrick, Madhvi, and Lauren reported to me about their progress at Kasina Health Center. Malawian Family Medicine Resident, American...
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Christina
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
Hope Breaks Through: December Update 2019
“It’s so refreshing to see the stretcher used for something other than trips to the mortuary.” Olivia, the volunteer nurse serving with...
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Christina
- Dec 24, 2019
- 4 min
Paradise
I had a glimpse of heaven yesterday. It was a Medical Ward team event for Christmas – a celebration of community, common purpose in...
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Christina
- Nov 29, 2019
- 3 min
Good Soil and Thorns: Miller's November Update
Goshen Church blossomed so much since we saw it last year. Thokozani showed me the school they were building for village children. “When...
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Christina
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
Dry Season
It’s dry season in Malawi, so dry that the land cracks open and layers of dust settle on everything. We’ve had days without power and...
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Christina
- Nov 21, 2019
- 3 min
Heresy and Hearsay, October Update
Greg was trying to help his students understand the Trinity and the Incarnation in Systematic Theology class last week. Unlike most...
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