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Hospital negligence
I’ve just read about how a certain man in Nigeria lost his wife (Post-op) due to nothing but the hospital’s negligence. From forgetting to insert the drainage bag to ignoring […] More
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“Doctors in Nigeria could not see it, but the London doctors could”
Gani Fawehinmi, Nigeria’s fearless human rights icon, died not just from lung cancer—but from a broken healthcare system that failed to catch it. Misdiagnosed for months in Nigeria, his real […] More
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We thank God for Jamie Foxx
We thank God for Jamie Foxx. I also don’t know why I’d never imagined he has another name other than Jamie Foxx. The clearest memory I have of him in […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Education and Academia, Fiction, Health and Medicine, Identity & Culture, Innovation, Science and Technology, Journalism and Media, Politics and Government, War and Conflict, Writing and LiteratureReality Under Siege: When AI Rewrites the World
In the beginning, artificial intelligence was a distant marvel — something spoken about in TED Talks and foreign tech expos. In Uganda, it arrived quietly, tucked inside mobile apps, banking […] More
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My Experience With MCAZ’s GVP Inspection—and What You Can Learn From It
Last month, I participated in my second Good Vigilance Practice (GVP) inspection as a Local Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (LQPPV). My first in February this year was on familiar ground […] More
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When your hands are tight
She arrived at our clinic late in the afternoon, her eyes clouded with pain and fear, her gaze searching for relief from a torment she could not name. In moments […] More
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There’s a flurry in requests for proposals for pharmacovigilance services across Africa right now.
The demand is coming from both multinational and local MAHs, and PV vendors seeking partnerships with local experts. Why now? Health Authorities are increasingly threatening to suspend products from MAHs […] More
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Business Continuity Planning in Pharmacovigilance: A Real-World Case from an Internet Shutdown in Uganda
This month brought an unprecedented challenge in my provision of pharmacovigilance services to clients, due to a complete internet shutdown in Uganda, where I am based. The shutdown began on […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Education and Academia, Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and Medicine, Identity & CultureThe legacy of grandpa.
Penning my journal. Stumbled in this pic of grandpa Ezekiel Omkhulu on my maternal side back taken in his sunset years in the 1970s’. In the 1920s he worked in King […] More
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“GLOBESITY”
I recently watched a documentary on Youtube “Globesity; Fat’s New frontier” about the Global Obesity crisis and at so many points all I could do was shake my head, cry […] More
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Lenacapavir is Here. But Who is Watching its Safety?
About a fortnight ago, the Ministry of Health in Uganda launched the use of Lenacapavir, which has been described as a revolutionary drug for HIV prevention. Other African countries like […] More
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True Humility and Resilience – a story of Buleni Milton – Part 2
Milton’s journey did not end in Wobulenzi. In many ways, that period—earning just UGX 70,000 a month as a primary school teacher—was a quiet season of preparation. He had learned […] More
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It takes experience to understand more about mental Health
I am Hilda. I have lived through Major Depressive Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, and Fibromyalgia and one of the biggest mental crashes of my life (I hope it was the […] More
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Recovery from Coronavirus
A family member called very early in the morning of Independence day. It was unusual and I thought it could be something unpleasant. Just the day before, we had attended […] More
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What does COVID-19 Pandemic Mean for the Medicine Supply Chain in Uganda?
Uganda on Wednesday confirmed 5 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases to 14. The first emergence of the virus in Wuhan, China towards the end of […] More
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OMENA #Stories4Health
Ma is calling my name again: she must have called my name ten times in three minutes. I have to help her do one or two things around the house. […] More
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UBUNTU IN THE TIMES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
As of March 19, 33 African countries had reported more than 600 cases and 17 deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new corona virus. More than 40 […] More
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