Blogs
A ‘bridge’ between countries: the huge value that diaspora staff bring to health partnerships
Date: 20 May 2024
Mercy Rebecca Adera is a staff nurse at the Rosie Hospital. Originally from Kenya, here she describes the experience of helping to deliver training in infection prevention control, management of sepsis and obstetric emergencies in Kakamega, western Kenya.
How hospital laboratories can help tackle AMS: Reflections of a long-term volunteer in Kampala
Date: 12 April 2024
One month into his placement, microbiologist Stuart Drazich-Taylor describes how sample processing works in Kampala and the critical role microbiology laboratories play in the surveillance of antimicrobial resistant organisms.
Improving the Uganda paediatric oncology sample turnaround time
Date: 27 February 2024
East of England Global Health Fellow Philip Adedokun describes the steps being taken to work towards a faster and more accurate diagnostic process for children with cancer so that they start the correct treatment plan as soon as possible.
