UgandAshis 32 Return to Fort Portal

UgandAshis 32 Return to Fort Portal

July 13, 2009

Kampala, Uganda

It has been a pleasant weekend in Kampala. We have been scouting the city, visited Lake Victoria, spotted birds, with the good old Maribou as a favorite. As I danced the weekend away, Nard had a small bout of fever. We stayed back an extra day to make sure he is ok. There were two impromptu dinner parties. What is needed in this house is a sound system!

The DVD player is working and it seems I can be playing some computer games on my little laptop soon. Today at around 1500 we will be boarding a bus back to Fort Portal. Nard will be extracting teeth and I will be working at the pediatric and medicine ward. Also there is the ongoing teaching of the medical officers at the ward rounds and the theoretical sessions. Then I hope to be allotted one of the modules in the public health course.

Akiki aka Eveline will be having some guests so we hope to be lodging for 1 or 2 nights at Professor Edward and Phoebe’s house. The view from their house is spectacular and so is the banana cake. Internet connectivity will be mediocre and this time I will cook an Indian meal for some near and dear. There is a well stocked shop called Andrew & brothers and all Indian spices required are available there. Cooking is fun and relaxing.

The maternal and child health clinic should be about to open and if it takes off like the clinical ward OTA (www.outreachtoafrica.org) is bound to take off even more. As to PGHF, under the cover of the NGO we will be shooting short documentaries, pod-casts and vod-casts. And await the outcome of the project proposal rounds. The web site will be up and running soon now Joy has joined us.
Climate wise this place rocks also the people are laid back. Life just strolls by.

Namaskar,

Ashis