Samuel Johnson

Samuel has worked in NHS performance and information management. He is currently volunteering in Swaziland's health ministry.

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    Death in Swaziland

    2009-04-09T18:21:00

    Death is a funny thing. In almost four years as a performance manager and information manager in the NHS, I never really experienced death.

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    International development is a fishy business

    2008-10-10T09:00:00

    It's one of the great development mantras: give someone a fish, and they'll eat for a day; teach someone to fish, and they'll eat for the rest of their life. But it unfortunately completely misses the point.

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    Health volunteers gotta go with the flow

    2008-09-19T01:00:00

    Working for the Swazi government, one of the first things you learn is flexibility. Meetings are often arranged at very short notice, particularly when donors fly into town.