Category Archives: Diseases/Health

Posts about diseases or general health-related issues

“Mengo Wednesday”

Posted on April 15, 2016 by kbohan

April 14, 2016: A Post By Kassi Today was Mengo Wednesday, which was unsurprisingly less manic than Mengo Monday. We spent most of the day back at Mengo Hospital and we reunited with our intern partners on Monday. I worked … Continue reading →

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Monday at Mengo Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Posted on April 13, 2016 by kbohan

April 12, 2016:  A Blog Post by Lauren It’s Mengo Monday! This was our first day at Mengo Hospital, a private hospital with a fee-for-service model. Each of us went to a different ward with one or two of the … Continue reading →

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Pharmacy Student Adventures at Mulago Hosital

Posted on April 9, 2016 by kbohan

April 9, 2016:  A Blog Post by Casey We spent Friday at Mulago hospital. Makenzie and I were in the maternity ward for half the day and then went over to the pediatric unit. Kassi and Lauren spent all of … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Challenges in Uganda

Posted on April 7, 2016 by kbohan

April 7, 2016:  A Blog Post by Kassi Today was the first day that we were split up and it was very interesting. Makenzie and Lauren spent the day at IDI and Casey and I rounded at Mulago Hospital in … Continue reading →

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A Great Day at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Posted on April 6, 2016 by kbohan

April 6, 2016   On Tuesday, our 2nd day in Uganda, the team was priveledged to work at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI).  IDI was developed as an NGO (non-governmental organizion) within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University in … Continue reading →

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Wilkes Pharmacy Students Learn to Immunize

Posted on March 22, 2016 by kbohan

March 22, 2016 One of the courses the 3rd Year Pharmacy students at Wilkes University take is the APhA (American Pharmacist Association)  Immunization Certification Course. The course includes about 7 hours of didactic lectures, 12-24 hours of home study, a … Continue reading →

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Uganda in the American News for Improving Access to Pain Medicine for Seriously Ill Ugandans 

Posted on January 3, 2016 by kbohan

January 3, 2016:  Everyday I receive Google Alerts for news in Uganda so that I can keep up with the “happenings” there and this morning I was pleasantly surprised with a story reported by NPR (America’s National Public Radio) that … Continue reading →

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Spreading the News about Advancing Pharmacy Practice in Uganda

Posted on October 20, 2015 by kbohan

18 October 2015:  I’ve been back in the USA for just 2 weeks now but my Ugandan friends, pharmacists and pharmacy students are never far from my thoughts.  This past trip was incredibly successful and rewarding for me and I … Continue reading →

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Last Session with the Ugandan Pharmacy Interns in Kampala

Posted on October 4, 2015 by kbohan

4 October 2015:   On Thursday I had my last teaching session with the Ugandan Pharmacy Interns working in the hospitals in Kampala.  I spoke to them about making drug dosage adjustments when patients have impaired kidneys. I started to … Continue reading →

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Last Day Teaching at Makerere University School of Pharmacy

Posted on October 2, 2015 by kbohan

2 October 2015: Today was both happy and sad for me. Once again my time in Uganda teaching the pharmacy students at Makerere University and working with them and the Pharmacy Interns at Mulago and other hospitals has come to … Continue reading →

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