Tag Archives: Uganda

A Day in the Field with Hospice Africa Uganda

Posted on March 7, 2014 by kbohan

This in not an official U.S. Department of State (DOS) blog and the views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Fulbright Program or the DOS.  On Thursday, Jenna, Sammi, and I were invited to participate … Continue reading →

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Hospice and Palliative Care in Uganda

Posted on March 6, 2014 by kbohan

This in not an official U.S. Department of State (DOS) blog and the views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Fulbright Program or the DOS.  Wednesday and Thursday were spent learning all about the Hospice … Continue reading →

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A Collage of Photos from Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Posted on October 13, 2013 by kbohan

Getting ready to go on the boat ride on the Victoria Nile River- it seems gray is the color of the day. “Eye” spy multiple hippos! Wow, double rainbows at the top of the falls! Stacy’s smile is saying “take … Continue reading →

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A Morning With The Hippos & Croccodiles

Posted on October 12, 2013 by kbohan

This morning we woke up to the sounds of a heavy rainstorm at 6:15am. We were getting up early anyway because we had a boat ride scheduled at 8am but this didn’t bode well for seeing many animals. Luckily, as … Continue reading →

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Masindi Potpourri on the Day Before Safari

Posted on October 10, 2013 by kbohan

Well it is hard to believe that we’ve been in Uganda for 3&1/2 weeks and today was our last day at the clinic and in the field. Stacy and I worked at the Masindi-Kitara Medical Center today and rounded in … Continue reading →

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A Day With Taso in the Field (The AIDS Support Organization) by Stacy

Posted on October 9, 2013 by kbohan

Yesterday Dr.Bohan and I got to experience the great work of TASO, The Aids Support Organization. Through my time in Uganda I have noticed how prevalent HIV is in the population at the hospitals, yet none of their pharmacies dispense … Continue reading →

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The Weaver Bird and Some Interesting Colloquialisms

Posted on October 7, 2013 by kbohan

When we were at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary on Saturday we a really interesting bird. It is bright yellow and called a “Weaver Bird”. It weaves these really neat round nests that hang down from the tree branches. The birds … Continue reading →

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We Saw Obama! (the Rhino, that is)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by kbohan

Today we went on an adventure to trek into the wilds to see White Rhinos, at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Actually, today the trekking was quite easy since the rhinos had decided to rest in the shade pretty close to the … Continue reading →

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Ugandan Potpourri

Posted on October 4, 2013 by kbohan

The morning started out with a light rain and while the students spent the morning in the clinic at Masidi-Kitara Clinic, I again headed out to the rural villages outside of Masindi Town to visit 2 health clinics with the … Continue reading →

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A Rainy Day and No Power

Posted on October 3, 2013 by kbohan

If someone said to you that it is the rainy season in Africa, what would you imagine? Well before coming to Uganda for the first time in the summer of 2011, I would have envisioned torrential rains that didn’t stop … Continue reading →

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