Tag Archives: Global Health

Rhino Trekking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Masindi, Uganda

Posted on April 18, 2015 by kbohan

Saturday, April 18, 2015 Today we had a real treat- a trip to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.  Uganda used to have Rhinos in Murchison Falls Park quite a long time ago but they were poached and became extinct from Uganda.  … Continue reading →

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Road Trip to Gulu

Posted on April 17, 2015 by kbohan

Friday, April 17, 2015 Today we took a long drive up to Gulu, which is north of Masindi. We had been asked to come up to give a presentation to the healthcare providers at Gulu Regional Hospital by a Pharmacy … Continue reading →

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A Day with TASO: The Aids Support Organization

Posted on April 16, 2015 by kbohan

A Blog Post by Amanda Fenstermacher and Hanna Raber Today we were able to spend the day with The Aids Support Organization (TASO). This is funded by the US government and has 11 different centers throughout Uganda. Today we went … Continue reading →

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Experiences on the Patient Care Wards at Mulago Hospital: Part 3

Posted on April 14, 2015 by kbohan

Before I move on to the post of the day I wanted to let you know all is going well in Masindi. We just spent our second day working with the physicians and medical staff of the Masindi-Kitara Medical Center … Continue reading →

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Experiences on the Patient Care Wards at Mulago Hospital: Part 2

Posted on April 13, 2015 by kbohan

A Blog Post by Kristen Konosky I spent the majority of my time between two pediatric wards, but I was also able to spend a day each in endocrine and solid tumor at UCI. At all the sites, I was … Continue reading →

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Experiences on the Patient Care Wards at Mulago Hospital: Part 1

Posted on April 12, 2015 by kbohan

Friday was our final day at Mulago Hospital in Kampala before we ventured on to Masindi yesterday. All of us have found our time at Mulago to be an extremely rewarding experience to work along side fellow pharmacy interns in … Continue reading →

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A Patient Case Presentation & A Day Trip to Jinja, the Source of the Nile River

Posted on April 10, 2015 by kbohan

Before I tell you about our trip to Jinja in photos, I just want to mention how proud I am of all the pharmacy students and residents on the trip with me. They have acclimated to the culture well and … Continue reading →

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A Day of Rewarding Meetings

Posted on April 8, 2015 by kbohan

This morning, while the American Pharmacy Students and Residents were working with the Ugandan Pharmacy Interns at the Hospital today, I was participating in a robust and passionate discussion about the newly developed draft of curriculum to start a Masters … Continue reading →

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Advancements at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by kbohan

This post is written by Stacy Prelewicz I had the opportunity to spend the last three days learning about the operational side of the pharmacy department at UCI. I spent the majority of my day learning hands on in the … Continue reading →

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Hanna Has Arrived and A Day at the Entebbe, Uganda Zoo

Posted on April 4, 2015 by kbohan

We have had a great day! First of all we were very happy to retrieve Hanna from the airport and welcome her to Uganda- now our team is complete. Hanna had been expected to arrive Friday night but the flight … Continue reading →

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