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What Are We Feeding Ourselves and Our Children?
Between my home and my workplace in Kampala, Uganda, there are six billboards for KFC and three actual KFC outlets, each with a drive-through, and every day I battle a […] More
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The Silent Crisis: Why Routine Eye Screening Must Be a National Priority in Uganda
The Silent Crisis: Why Routine Eye Screening Must Be a National Priority in Uganda A young woman sits patiently as an eye care professional examines her vision. It is a […] More
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Notes from someone in recovery.
There’s a common saying by one of my favorite preachers, Joyce Meyer, it says that you can run all you want but you can never run from yourself. I was […] More
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The Trump Administration’s New Foreign Aid Model
On the 1st day of Christmas, I have taken a moment to reflect on the New Foreign Aid model adopted by the Trump administration, adopting Kenya as the case study […] More
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I have a healing testimony!
I have a testimonyyyyy!!!! And I know you will not believe it, but I do not care! I know what happened, and I will share it. Those who will get […] More
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The Value of ISoP: Opportunities, Networking, and Growth in Pharmacovigilance
At last year’s ISoP Annual Meeting in Cairo, Faith Muhiire asked me why I was so involved with ISoP. My answer was simple: I have received real benefits from giving […] More
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Hypertension and Diabetes: Non-Medical and Pharmaceutical Management.
Introduction Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes are among the leading non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally and are major contributors to cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney failure, disability, and premature death. The increasing […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Finance, Markets and Economics, Health and Medicine, Innovation, Science and TechnologyI gave everyone the chance to co-own MTS for as little as $99. Here’s what happened next!
A few months ago, on a routine update call with our first institutional investors at Loyal VC, Kamal Hassan asked me a question that stayed with me – buzzing in […] More
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Silence Kills: Why the death of Adichie’s young son exposes patient-owned data as the most dangerous gap in African healthcare
In January, BBC News published an article by Mansur Abubakar and Makuochi Okafor about a fatal incident that has since echoed far beyond Nigeria’s borders. ‘Tragic death of Adichie’s young […] More
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After restoring sight to hundreds, One Ummah Uganda takes cataract surgery closer to western Uganda
For many people living with cataracts, losing sight is a gradual process. Faces become difficult to recognise. Movement becomes uncertain. Daily work becomes harder. For some, the loss of […] More
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True Humility and Resilience – a story of Buleni Milton-Part 3
After sitting for the PSU pre-registration examination in November 2019, Buleni Milton waited with hope and anxiety for the results. The journey to becoming a pharmacist had been long, painful, […] More
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Windhoek: Fruitful Conversations and the Future of Pharmacovigilance in Africa
The ISoP Africa Chapter Annual Meeting 2026 concluded in Windhoek, Namibia, last week. On my way back home, my mind kept returning to what stood out the most from the […] More
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Timadutsa Muzambiri: The Silent Weight of Being a Man
We are presumed strong. And we are presumed to be right all the time or at least expected to be. Especially in a marriage setup. We are not supposed to […] More
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“We Have an LQPPV” Isn’t the Same as “We Have a Local PV System”
The Trap of “We Have an LQPPV” We have appointed an LQPPV. We have a local PV system. This is a trap many multinational Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) fall into […] More
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Selling Safety: How I Pitched Pharmacovigilance to Business Leaders in Uganda
Last month, I had the privilege of speaking at the inaugural Pharmaceutical Importation for Profit Symposium 2026 in Uganda. The symposium was convened by RentMyMBA, a consulting firm for pharmaceutical […] More
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Doctors see up to 80 patients a day.
I keep sitting up straight eveytime i replay sentences made by Dr. Francis Xavier Kasujja who said things I have never heard a Ugandan doctor say out loud. And once […] More
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