Kampala to Lyantonde to Mbarara

I've just arrived in Mbarara yesterday. My first 2 days were spent in Kampala at Mulago Hospital, which is associated with Makerere University, one of the oldest universities in Africa. The second picture shows Mulago Hospital. The hospital itself is surrounded by many other clinics and medical school buildings, as well as the buildings of many U.S. institutions that have established programs there. They coordinate our student visits and one of their faculty will be hopefully collaborating with us on a project.

After leaving Kampala I went to the small town of Lyantonde and the district hospital located there. Just recently a group of undergraduate UW students were there with a couple of UW faculty members, but I just missed them by a few hours. I met with the health coordinator in the district and toured the hospital. I also visited a "model" village that demonstrates a variety of sanitation and small farming techniques. The first photo shows the home of one of the village members. In front you can see millet and beans that are out to dry. The goal of the visit was to see if students from the UW med school would be able to spend time in Lyantonde, primarily on public health projects.

Now I've made it to Mbarara where I'll be doing some lectures for their doctors in training. I'll also be meeting with the dean and some faculty about research, and seeing if students would also be able to visit Mbarara for electives. So far it's been a successful and safe visit to Uganda.