Tag Archives: Uganda

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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Count-Down to Uganda & Congratulations to the Makerere University Pharmacy Class of 2011

Posted on March 20, 2016 by kbohan

March 20, 2016 Greetings! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted but Uganda is never far from my mind. Believe it or not, but it is now time to start the countdown for my next trip to Uganda. We leave the … 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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Uganda Blog Stats: 2015 in review

Posted on January 1, 2016 by kbohan

Dear Faithful Blog Readers: Thank you so much for coming along on this journey with me as I have chronicled my Uganda Projects- travels there with my Wilkes Pharmacy Students, my travels to teach the Ugandan Pharmacy Students, and my … 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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A Few Very Busy Days in Kampala

Posted on October 2, 2015 by kbohan

1 October 2015: Wow, I can hardly believe another month has passed as today we enter October.  I think I’ve just gotten used to writing 2015 but soon it will be 2016.  This also means my visit here is coming … Continue reading →

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A Visit With Pharmacy Interns at Mengo Hospital

Posted on September 28, 2015 by kbohan

28 September 2015: If you remember, last Monday I took a visit to two private hospitals, Nsambya and Mengo. I was able to participate in Ward Rounds with the Pharmacy Interns at Nsambya Hospital but at Mengo, I gave a … Continue reading →

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An Obession With A Huge Bird

Posted on September 24, 2015 by kbohan

24 September 2015: I’m obsessed with a really interesting HUGE local bird. It’s called the Marabou Stork and they are actually quite ugly but somehow I can’t seem to stop watching them. They nest on the top of tall trees … Continue reading →

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A Word About Time

Posted on September 23, 2015 by kbohan

22 September 2015: Time and the value of timeliness is one of the biggest cultural differences I’ve encountered since working in Africa. Most everyone has heard the term “Africa Time” or something similar. I’ll speak only to my observations in … Continue reading →

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A Pharmaceutical Care Presentation

Posted on September 18, 2015 by kbohan

18 September 2015: When I come to Uganda I never can anticipate exactly what I activities I will participate in here. Of course, I have planned ahead for my main tasks, and this time, that was the teaching of the … Continue reading →

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