Team Rugazi

Team A and B, with our VHTs

June 4th 2016
Let me begin by extending my sincere thank you for taking the time to read this. Five of us nurses have teamed together to compile this anthology to document our three months together in Uganda, and I (Carrie) have volunteered to write our pilot entry. We have been in Uganda for just over two weeks; we spent the first four days adjusting to the time change and settling into the rhythm of life i ... read more

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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more

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University of Saskatchewan Nursing Students

U of S Queen Elizabeth II Scholars

We are a group of five recently graduated Nurses from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the University of Saskatchewan. We are honoured and privileged to have been selected for the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship that sent us to work for ten weeks in health care in Uganda. For the first five weeks, our focus is on rural and community health in the Rugazi district in Western Uganda; the following five weeks will be spent at the University of Mbarara teaching hospital working on various wards. We are so excited to be here, and hope you enjoy reading about our advent... full info

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