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Last Day in Kampala at Mulago National Referral Hospital

Today was our last day at Mulago National Hospital as tomorrow morning we head for Masindi at 7am. We have all thoroughly enjoyed our time in Kampala and have made many new friends. It has been a joy to watch … Continue reading

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Advocating for Pharmaceutical Care for Ugandan Pharmacists

Today’s work was non-clinical but quite fulfilling all the same. We got a really early start (7am) and attended the annual meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU) for the purpose of administering the Pharmaceutical Care Needs Assessment questionnaire … Continue reading

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My Time at the Uganda Cancer Institute by Stacy

I was able to spend my 1st few days in Uganda at the Uganda Cancer Institute working with a pharmacist, pharmacy technicians, doctors, nurses, and medical students. For my first two days there I worked in the outpatient pharmacy with … Continue reading

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Coffee

We have been really enjoying trying out lots of new restaurants and food on this trip. Kampala is packed full with great places to eat. I’m also really fortunate to have 3 students with me who are not picky eaters … Continue reading

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Our Life in Kampala

This is just going to be a really quick post since it is once again quite late. I can’t believe how busy we are staying and time is really flying by. I thought you all might be interested in seeing … Continue reading

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A Day Trip to Jinja: The Source of the Nile Part 2

After our visit to Ssezibwa Falls yesterday, we headed on to Jinja. There we took a cute wooden boat (the picture is from our boat of another group) with a roof out on the Nile River to the Source of … Continue reading

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A Day Trip to Jinja: The Source of the Nile Part 1

This is going to be a really short post as I can hardly keep my eyes open after our wonderful excursion to Jinja, the source of the Nile River. We had a very friendly and knowledgeable guide, Arthur Akampurira from … Continue reading

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A Night of Music and Dancing: Ndere Troupe Show

We are on our way to a night out at the Ndere Troupe Show- a lively African Culture, Music, and Dance Show in Kampala. We invited some Makerere University pharmacy students to join us. Pictured in the front row are … Continue reading

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First Introductions to the Uganda Cancer Center and Mulago National Referral Hospital

Nikko, Jeff, Benjamin, and Stacy outside of the Uganda Cancer Center Today, Wednesday, was our first day to work in the hospital and Uganda Cancer Center (UCC) wards and we all had a great experience. Stacy worked in the UCC … Continue reading

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We Have Arrived in Kampala, Uganda

Hello all- we have arrived. Boy I forgot just how long and tiring this journey to Uganda is. About 32 hours after we left Washington DC we arrived at Entebbe Airport. Our flight out of Heathrow was delayed for almost … Continue reading

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