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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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Pharmacy Student Introductions: Jeff

My name is Jeff Geraci and I am a fourth year pharmacy student from D’Youville College School of Pharmacy in Buffalo, New York. After graduation, I intend to apply for residencies in the United States with a focus on becoming … Continue reading

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Pharmacy Student Introductions: Nikko

Hello, My name is Dominick Ardo and I am one of the pharmacy students who will be traveling to Uganda with Dr. Bohan for the Wilkes University Global APPE.  I am from Pittston, Pennsylvania which is not too far from … Continue reading

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Preparing for Uganda 2013

I can’t believe it has been almost a year since I’ve written. So much has happened over the past months.  I am in the midst of preparing to take 3 students to Uganda on September 14 and in the near … Continue reading

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Last Days in Uganda

I’m writing this post from the beautiful Entebbe Airport Guesthouse.  I have arranged for our group to stay here tonight since we have an early flight out of Uganda tomorrow.  I had the opportunity to stay here last year for … Continue reading

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On Safari at Murchison National Park, Uganda: Day 1

28 September 2012:  A Post by Stephanie Baun Friday was a day we had been looking forward to our entire trip, as it was the day we would head to Murchison Falls National Park.  After a long, hard night of … Continue reading

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