Kirsten Gagnaire Kirsten Gagnaire

My Data, My Body, My Rights

Catalyzing action on data rights and bodily autonomy in the use of digital technology for sexual and reproductive health.

Read More
Kirsten Gagnaire Kirsten Gagnaire

How Do You Get to Equity when Inequity is Everywhere?

Throughout my career I’ve been grateful to be able to experience global public health across its many complex layers. In early October, I flew to South Sudan as part of a Gavi mission to help the Ministry of Health (MoH) with finalizing its submission for their next round of immunization system funding.

Read More
Pamela Silwana & Jenny Soderbergh Pamela Silwana & Jenny Soderbergh

Cape Town Together: Community Action Networks (CANs) driving hyperlocal change

It was March 2020 and an unprecedented nationwide lockdown was looming in South Africa. As the government frantically worked to determine its pandemic strategy, a small group of people – doctors, activists, and concerned citizens - from across Cape Town came together to determine how to enable a community-led response to COVID-19 in a city notorious for its inequality.

Read More