Tag Archives: Global Pharmacy

A Meeting with the World Health Organization and National Drug Authority of Uganda

3 August 2022 Greetings! I woke up today to bright sunshine and I just knew it would be a good day. When we arrived at the pharmacy school, I was invited to attend a meeting between the World Health Organization … Continue reading

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A Warm Welcome from Old Friends

2 August 2022 As I sit to write this evening at around 9pm East Africa Time (2pm U.S. Eastern Time), I’m quite pleased the weather is cool. There are very few places with air conditioners but fans are available and … Continue reading

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A New Journey

30 July 2022 Friends, family, colleagues, and students from around the world, greetings from New York! It has been more than 2.5 years since I have written this blog and traveled to Uganda and much has happened while I’ve been … Continue reading

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A Visit to Lubaga Hospital & Learning About TeleMedicine in Uganda

9 January 2020 The morning began with an excellent visit the the Executive Director of Lubaga, Dr. Andrew Ssekitooleko, the Principle Pharmacist, Dr. Michael Mubiru, and the pharmacist interested in pharmaceutical care, William Kalule. I love that they started and … Continue reading

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A Visit to the Uganda Ministry of Health and Other Meetings

8 January 2020 Today I went where I haven’t been before, the Ministry of Health (MOH). This is the government body that writes and regulates healthcare policy. They advocate for public health and mobilize resources needed to support healthcare providers … Continue reading

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Successful Meetings

7 January 2020 Today was a GREAT day! This morning I had the pleasure of meeting with William, a pharmacist at Lubaga Hospital in Kampala. This is a private not for profit Catholic hospital and I’m hope to engage the … Continue reading

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Goats in the Pharmacy School & Ugandan Local Food

6 January 2020 It’s been another busy day and I need to get to bed, but here is a quick post. First of all, I was able to go to the pharmacy school today and meet up with Professor Richard … Continue reading

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A Quiet Saturday in Kampala

4 January 2020 It’s been a lovely quiet day. I’ve had time to do laundry and work on both my course preparation for next semester’s classes which begin 21 January as well as work on the pharmaceutical care project protocol. … Continue reading

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Moving Up and Down, All Around Kampala

3 January 2020 In deep discussion about the appropriate use of Antibiotics Jamir, Pharmacy Technician My driver, Haji, has a saying when he’s been driving me all over Kampala. He’d say “we’ve been moving up and down and all around” … Continue reading

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First Full Day in Kampala

2 January 2020 I had a wonderful night’s sleep at the Entebbe Airport Guest House and a delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, and fresh fruit: the tiny bananas which are so good, watermelon, and papaya. I also had fresh … Continue reading

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