Strengthening antimicrobial stewardship practices in Kakamega County
21st November 2023/ By CGHP
How the Kakamega-Cambridge partnership teams are trying to establish Kakamega’s county hospital as a centre of AMS excellence.
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Making a difference to communities in need: The impact of allied health professionals in India
27th October 2023/ By CGHP
In this blog, Munish Datta describes a visit to India by a multidisciplinary team of allied health professionals as part of an ongoing project with UK-based charity Rama Foundation to support the delivery of care to disadvantaged communities.
Working internationally to improve care of critically ill patients
9th October 2023/ By CGHP
A team of Cambridge University Hospitals Trust critical care staff are visiting Kampala, Uganda to co-train with Ugandan faculty around 100 ICU staff from across Kampala and other cities in Uganda.
A brighter future for children with hearing loss in Malawi: Embracing innovative solutions
4th October 2023/ By CGHP
In this blog, Global Health Fellow Catherine de Cates reflects on a field trip to Malawi to assess an innovative bone conduction hearing device that could change the lives of children with hearing loss. She describes the practical challenges and potential solutions to implement this device in the country.
Epidemiology on foot: collecting data about antimicrobials from community dispensers in Kampala, Uganda
25th September 2023/ By CGHP
In this blog, Global Health Fellow Jennifer Wilburn describes her experience in Kampala, Uganda, helping to better understand antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship knowledge and practices among community pharmacists.
A medical elective of two halves: from London to Kuala Lumpur
19th September 2023/ By CGHP
In this blog, fifth-year medical student Amina Ali describes what she learnt completing half of her medical elective at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at the Universiti Malaya Faculty of Medicine in Kuala Lumpur.
Giving refugees with facial injuries a fresh start: FaceForward scoping visit
13th September 2023/ By CGHP
In this blog, sixth year medical student and Junior Clinical Fellow Roxanne Mehdizadeh describes the initial scoping visit with FaceForward to provide Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to Jordan’s refugee population.
Kindness in the face of challenges: reflections on an ethical elective in Uganda
4th September 2023/ By CGHP
In this blog, third-year graduate medical student Luke Coakham describes his elective in Uganda as part of the SCALE Critical Care partnership.
More technology & better informed patients: observations of a Ugandan medical student
15th August 2023/ By CGHP
In this blog, Ugandan undergraduate medical student Stella Nakaye describes her observations of the UK healthcare system, including her surprise at the level of technology on offer.
From Uganda to Cambridge: Lifelong learnings from a global ethical elective
15th August 2023/ By CGHP
In this blog, Ugandan undergraduate medical student Yvonne Nakibirango describes the experience of completing an ethical elective in Cambridge.
Tackling maternal sepsis one case at a time
2nd August 2023/ By CGHP
In this blog, Global Health Fellow Barida Poi discusses her experience with the Kakamega Cambridge Antimicrobial Stewardship Partnership, helping to deliver training in infection control, management of sepsis and postnatal care in a maternity setting.
My experience in Uganda
14th June 2023/ By CGHP
In this blog, Babu, an East of England Global Health Fellow, discusses his experiences with the Kampala-Cambridge Maternal and Neonatal Partnerships and furthering a textbook titled: ‘Principles of Obstetrics in Africa’ written by an African team.