Archive for August 2010
As mentioned in my last blog, which announced the launch of the DFID consultation on Malaria (Malaria: breaking the cycle), I went to see Kate Brownlow, the country director of the Malaria Consortium at the end of last week. I got Kate to pose with me outside their office, as you can see here on the [...]
It has been quite a while since my last blog. My excuse is that I was acting as head of DFID Mozambique for a couple of months. However Keith Mackiggan, the head of office is back, so no more excuses and it’s good to be back blogging! Recently DFID launched a consultation on its draft Malaria [...]
What’s this then? A whole day dedicated to humanitarian workers? Don’t they get enough air time as the face of disasters, recounting tales of untold suffering on our TVs? Well, no, actually. The sad fact is that regardless of how globalised and technologically advanced we become, disasters still happen; in fact, as a result of [...]
I can hardly believe how quickly it’s come around – but my time here in Helmand is over. It’s been a fantastic experience, and what I've seen on the ground is very different to the picture so often presented on the news. Of course this country has huge challenges to overcome - Helmand has once [...]
