- History here
- Training undergraduate medical students
- Training graduate students to assist with thesis writing
- Training clinical officers, nurses, and faculty at local research sites and clinical trials
- Training students, faculty, and researchers at Gulu Medical School
- Access to fulltext through various programs
Some challenges and basics before we begin…….
Infectious Disease Chronic Disease 20-80: 20% of the people in the world who die, die of nfectious disease; the other 80% die of other things
Epidemics vs Prevention Something out there to get us vs things we can do to help ourselves and take charge of our own health 75% “epidemics” in Uganda related to sanitation and hygiene
Follow the money….. Now everyone is there on HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB: - Has the disease gotten worse – probably not, but money has increased
- Question to ask: What difference has money made
Uganda What are top 10 disease burdens according to Ministry of Health? How about chronic diseases? (check out private clinics)
News Outbreaks Drugs Scandals
What might interest the public? What you can do to help yourself Clearing up a misconception What research going on in Uganda is of interest to country, world Local/national issues surrounding health care – comparison with other countries in EA
Criticize Praise Investigate
Information you can trust What to look for: - Is the article/info peer reviewed?
- Is there advertising in the journal/website?
- Does the info/article come from a reputable source
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75% of epidemics are result of poor sanitation and hygiene Search for personal hygiene and Uganda
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