Welcome to our new blog. Although our cousins and nephews probably see us as luddites-we see this as a major technologic advance...many of you asked that we keep in touch and when it was suggested we keep a blog of our work it seemed like a great idea-so here we go....
Most of you know, and for those of you who don't-sorry for the surprise, we're off to Uganda for 3 months. Yes-reality has finally kicked in-we are actually going!
Uganda - the Jewel of Africa; a lush, tropical, volcanic landscape is famous for its biodiversity and amongst the most famous of these are the magnificent mountain gorillas.
Beauty aside it still suffers from many of the hurdles faced by the developing world. Uganda ranks 140 out of 181 in the maternal mortality table (Lancet 2011) and although rates of maternal death have dropped in the last decade there is still a long way to go. Backed by the AAGBI we are forming part of the 'SAFE Course' - more about that to follow in future posts...
Our base will be Mbarara. A small but busy thorough-fair for the south of the country. We will mainly be working in Mbarara University Teaching Hospital but a significant amount of time will involve travelling to some of the more rural medical units.
Hopefully our blog will help us keep in touch with all of you at home and elsewhere and we hope you'll enjoy following our adventures and sharing our experiences. Maybe it will give you some ideas to do something similar or some tips on planning your own travels. Either way please keep in touch and let us know what's happening back in Blighty...
Take care and see you on the blogosphere soon!
H&K
Most of you know, and for those of you who don't-sorry for the surprise, we're off to Uganda for 3 months. Yes-reality has finally kicked in-we are actually going!
Uganda - the Jewel of Africa; a lush, tropical, volcanic landscape is famous for its biodiversity and amongst the most famous of these are the magnificent mountain gorillas.
Beauty aside it still suffers from many of the hurdles faced by the developing world. Uganda ranks 140 out of 181 in the maternal mortality table (Lancet 2011) and although rates of maternal death have dropped in the last decade there is still a long way to go. Backed by the AAGBI we are forming part of the 'SAFE Course' - more about that to follow in future posts...
Our base will be Mbarara. A small but busy thorough-fair for the south of the country. We will mainly be working in Mbarara University Teaching Hospital but a significant amount of time will involve travelling to some of the more rural medical units.
Hopefully our blog will help us keep in touch with all of you at home and elsewhere and we hope you'll enjoy following our adventures and sharing our experiences. Maybe it will give you some ideas to do something similar or some tips on planning your own travels. Either way please keep in touch and let us know what's happening back in Blighty...
Take care and see you on the blogosphere soon!
H&K
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