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 …
Kate Thorndike is a Specialist Transplant Pharmacy Technician based at Cambridge University Hospitals. In 2019, Kate joined the Kampala-Cambridge Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention Control partnership. Spending a week in Kampala with a multidisciplinary team, Kate delivered workshops and training sessions with partners. Alongside her day job, Kate is studying for an MSc in Global …
Cambridge Global Health Partnerships offers grants to individuals engaging in global health volunteering. CUH Resuscitation Officer, Margaret Baron is a two-time recipient of the grant scheme. Over the past 2 years, these grants have enabled Margaret to return to her home country of the Philippines, in order to engage in a variety of voluntary global health …
CUH Lead Pharmacist – Antimicrobials, Reem Santos, began her Addenbrooke’s career in 2002, later specialising in microbiology and infectious diseases in 2007. In 2019, Reem became involved in the Kampala – Cambridge Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) and Infection Control Partnership. Over the past year, Reem has played a focal role in the development of this health …
