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RUTH GOTTESMAN’S STERLING PHILANTHROPY
It was an unprecedented ground-breaking philanthropy from Ruth Gottesman when she announced a staggering sum of 1billion dollars of tuition free scholarship to students of Albert Einstein College of Medicine […] More
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10 Things We Should Do Now to Improve Healthcare in Uganda
In 2015 BC (Before Corona), I learned about Kingdon’s streams (problem, politics and policy) uniting in a window of opportunity, for policy success. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an opportunity […] More
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On Uganda’s boat tragedy
The sinking of a boat in Lake Victoria which killed many revelers over the weekend was a classic tragedy. I lost friends on it. And typical of the Ugandan character, […] More
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WHEN LOVE DIES LIFE CONTINUES, BUT LIFE WITHOUT LOVE IS NOT WORTHY LIVING – PART 2
Part 1 | The days that followed were filled with grief and yearning, an emptiness that cannot be put into words. I searched for him and I couldn’t find him […] More
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TRIBUTE TO DR CYPRIAN OPIRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ST MARY’S HOSPITAL LACOR
On Wednesday, October 30, 2024 the sub-region of Acholi and the country at large lost a gallant son, Dr. Cyprian Opira. Fondly called Dr. CP, Dr. Opira was a Consultant […] More
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Is mental ill-health the new pandemic?
On December 30, 2020, Representative Jamie Raskin (D) Maryland lost his 25-year-old son to suicide. Tommy Raskin, a budding law student at Harvard Law School, his father’s alma mater was […] More
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AN ULCER EXPERIENCE
AN ULCER EXPERIENCE I didn’t know what to always refer to myself but I choose to say i was a strong woman. Having lived a life full of allergies for […] More
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MY PROSTATE JOURNEY FROM NAWAKA TO URO-CARE HOSPITAL, NANSANA, UGANDA
First, let me thank God who knew me long before I was formed in the womb of my mother in 1949; has preserved me for the last 76 years; is […] More
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DO YOU KNOW WHY MOST ENGINEERS (ESPECIALLY CONTRACTORS) DRINK AND SMOKE HEAVILY?
Whenever I tell someone that I have never consumed alcohol or smoked cigarettes, or weed, they give me a curious look and insist it’s not true. It is very rare […] More
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TEARS ON MY PILLOW #Stories4Health
I turned and tossed in my small bed in the deep ours of thenight, the only light i could see from the moonlight. My stomach was growling the hundredth time […] More
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ADHD in Africa
I was having a conversation with one of my close friends about our children and I mentioned ADHD, Now her reaction was, What is ADHD? I have never heard of […] More
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Keynote address by Dr. Melanie Magoba, a psychiatrist, under the theme #BipolaStrong
Dr. Melanie Magoba, a psychiatrist, addressed members and friends of HEARTSOUNDS UGANDA on World Bipolar Day at Kati Kati under the theme “BipolarStrong Good evening everyone, Today, we join the […] More
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My Journey in Clinical Trial Safety Monitoring
In August, I completed a Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) training course facilitated by Africa CDC, SPEAC, and CEPI. The training aimed to expand the pool of qualified DSMB members […] More
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in Health and Medicine, Journalism and Media, Politics and Government, Public Relations & Press ReleasesDeadly Numbers or Dangerous Politics? The Ebola Controversy Pitting Uganda Against the WHO and International Media Organisations
When the World Health Organization declared a “public health emergency of international concern” in mid May, the headlines came fast and frightening. Ebola was spreading out of control in Uganda […] More
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REHAB FROM HELL – THE AFRICA RETREAT CENTRE
We pulled up into the gate and my sister’s kids came running behind the car to meet us. I pushed open the passenger door. The little one jumped into my […] More
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VERONICA MIREMBE: MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE, AUTHOR, JOURNALIST
October 10 is World Mental Health Day. This year’s celebration coincides with the 75th Anniversary of the foundation of the World Federation for Mental Health. Some Ugandans are now seriously […] More
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