This story is of Dr Denise Williams, the co-lead of the Paediatric Cancer Health Partnership between Cambridge University Hospitals and the Uganda Cancer Institute. In the picture Dr Williams (right) is with Dr Joyce Balagadde (left) co-lead of the partnership at UCI, holding newly developed information leaflets for patients. How did you get involved with …
Catherine is Matron at Kakamega County Referral Hospital (KCTRH). She spent a week visiting Royal Papworth Hospital and Cambridge University Hospitals as part of a Commonwealth Partnership for Antimicrobial Stewardship. “Two women inspired me to become a nurse. My aunt, she was an amazing nurse. Growing up I really admired the care she provided to …
Dr Lindsay Olima is the Secretary of Medicine and Therapeutic Committee at Kakamega County Teaching and Referral Hospital (KCTRH) and the lead pharmacist in the Kakamega-Cambridge Partnership on Antimicrobial Stewardship. Dr Lindsay Olima is the Secretary of Medicine and Therapeutic Committee at Kakamega County Teaching and Referral Hospital (KCTRH) and the lead pharmacist in the …
Dr Charlotte Patient is a consultant obstetrician at the Rosie Hospital, Cambridge, with a particular interest in caring for women with high-risk pregnancies. She is the Head of School for Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the East of England, with responsibility for the education, provision and quality of training in the region. She is the new …
Dr Clare Leong is an Infectious Diseases Registrar in Cambridge, and a key member of the new Harare – Cambridge partnership. Here she talks to us about her global health experiences, and involvement in the CGHP Zimbabwe partnership. About Clare Dr Clare Leong qualified as a doctor in 2014. After completing her foundation training in …
Dr Pamela Gorejena-Chidawanyika (left) is an internal medicine consultant at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (PGH). Pamela is the Harare lead for the online monthly sharing and learning sessions between University of Harare and Cambridge healthcare professionals. My name is Pamela Gorejena-Chidawanyika. I am a University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturer in the Department of Primary Health …
Dr Sheila Kirongothi is a medical doctor working at KUTRRH Critical Care Department and has been a frontline worker against COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. She graduated from Kenyatta University School of Medicine in 2019. She is an aspiring anaesthesiologist and critical care physician. My name is Sheila Kirongothi, I am a Senior House officer in …
We met online with Pearl Katlego Mbulawa. Pearl is as an ophthalmic nurse, specialising in diabetic retinopathy at Princess Marina Hospital (PMH) in Gaborone, Botswana. Pearl trained to be a nurse in IHS Lobatse, before completing her specialised training in ophthalmic nursing in Malawi in 2001. Pearl has had long standing links with Cambridge dating …
The CGHP Challenge began on 26th April 2020. The team put a global spin on the 2.6 challenge, asking supporters to donate miles in order to reach partners in Kampala, and Gaborone. We are now announcing the second stage of the challenge: we want to raise £1 for every mile and travel back to Cambridge. …
We chatted to CGHP grant recipient Patrick Lebbie. Patrick is a retired stroke Nurse Specialist, who was based on the R2 Accustroke unit at Cambridge University Hospitals. Patrick originally hails from Sierra Leone, and upon retirement decided to dedicate his time to establishing a stroke unit in Bo. This is Patrick’s story. “I spent the …
Margaret Baron is a Resuscitation Officer at Cambridge University Hospitals. In 2018, Margaret returned to her native Philippines to support dementia awareness and establish a Meals on Wheels service for the vulnerable and disabled in the community. Margaret has been awarded two grants from CGHP to assist and facilitate her volunteer work in the Philippines. …
A conversation with Ronald Onegwa, Pharmacist at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. From a young age, Ronald was set on pursuing a career in health care; “it was my passion to be a healthcare worker, in order to achieve it I had to work hard”. The sad loss of family and friends to HIV/AIDS …