Our Last Week in Mbarara August 4th 2016 Our time in Mbarara went by quicker than any of us had really expected. It feels like we have only just begun to figure out our way around the multiple challenges faced in the hospital here. This week Carrie and I worked on the Male Surgical ward with patients recovering from or awaiting surgery. Britany spent her time in the Emergency department, Brooklyn was working in theatre and Joline was spl ... read more
Africa » Uganda » Western Region » Mbarara 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
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