PinnedRumination(Part 1 in a series on Anxiety) Blinding light. Rapid breathing. Tight chest. Voices fall into the distance and your eyes start darting around. Your brain is simultaneously thinking of everything and nothing. You can’t stop it. You try to ground yourself but can’t calm down. You lose touch with…Anxiety4 min readAnxiety4 min read
Published in An Injustice!·May 17, 2021We Are Not Your FetishHow sexualization and stereotypes about Asian women have taken over the lived experience of Asian women — Growing up, I used to help my mom during the summers around her day spa. I have a distinct memory of this one summer day I spent there when I was in my early teens. I was sitting quietly, reading a magazine when a man stormed up the stairs to…Women6 min readWomen6 min read
Published in Nivi·Feb 19, 2021Growing the family planning market by asking consumers what they wantWhen it comes to engaging consumers on contraceptives and sexual and reproductive health topics, things can get a little tricky. There’s often a lot of back and forth on deciding who is the primary audience, which as often as not ends up concluding “young women”… without much more thought to…Health3 min readHealth3 min read
Published in Nivi·Dec 14, 2020SRH trends in Kenya users engagement during COVID-19Around the world, COVID-19 has changed the way that we live. Social distancing, lockdowns, masks, and other infection control efforts have been successful in many places, helping to decrease transmission and death while also creating new challenges in the ways we interact with the healthcare system. …Reproductive Health2 min readReproductive Health2 min read
Published in Nivi·Dec 14, 2020Nivi & IntegratE: Putting the power of information in the hands of youthIn Nigeria, the majority of medicines and health needs are accessed at the community level, via primary health centers, retail chemists, Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs), and Community Pharmacists (CPs). Since PPMVs and CPs play a significant role in Nigeria’s health care delivery systems, it is crucial to work…Reproductive Health3 min readReproductive Health3 min read
Published in Nivi·Oct 29, 2020Shifts in Family Planning Interests in India during COVID-19It’s no secret that COVID-19 has changed the way that we interact with healthcare worldwide. The pandemic and associated lockdowns have caused people, providers, and producers to shift the way that they interact with one another in order to maintain positive health-seeking and adoption behaviors. …Sexual Health3 min readSexual Health3 min read
Published in Nivi·Oct 19, 2020Nivi’s alignment on mHealth opportunities in NigeriaRe-thinking access to healthcare With nearly 200 million people, Nigeria has the largest population in Africa and has rapid projected growth with increased health needs to meet the growing population. The United Nations estimates that Nigeria will reach more than 400 million by 2050 and nearly a billion people by 2100. …Mhealth5 min readMhealth5 min read
Published in Nivi·Jul 15, 2020Accessing family planning methods in India during COVID-19COVID-19 has changed the way that we live our daily lives around the world. In India, households have been under lockdown since 25 March, forcing significant changes to healthcare seeking behavior. Leaving home to see a doctor or to go to the pharmacy has become more difficult and the pandemic…Digital Health5 min readDigital Health5 min read
Published in Nivi·Jun 29, 20202 Million and Growing!: A Look Back (and Forward) on the Evolution of NiviThings may seem tumultuous in the world right now but not here at Nivi — we’re excited to share the news that we’ve reached 2 million users! That’s 2 million users that we are guiding through conversations about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and COVID-19 to improve health literacy and…Global Health5 min readGlobal Health5 min read
Mar 27, 2020“I’m An Epidemiologist And…”: A Public Health Professional’s Response to Coronavirus InfluencersOne of the benefits of the COVID-19 pandemic is that people no longer ask me if I work with skin and seem to actually know that epidemiology is the study of diseases. But does that mean they really understand what an epidemiologist is? No. Now it’s just understood that epidemiologists…Covid 195 min readCovid 195 min read
