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Exam Time

Posted in Business of Health Care, International Health Sciences University, tagged , , , , on January 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »

I sat in the exam room staring at the paper and slowly it dawned on me, I couldn’t answer any of it. I could feel the panic rising and, as is normal in this situation, I was buck naked. Last week International Health Sciences University, in Kampala Uganda, held its 2nd Graduation Ceremony. 91 students [...]

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The End of the Beginning

Posted in Business of Health Care, Dr. Ian Clarke, International Medical Foundation, International Medical Group, tagged on January 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

A good friend of mine, Dr. Nick Wooding, often tells me that we often over-estimate what we might achieve in just 2 years but under-estimate what we can achieve in 5. About 3 years ago I sat with another good friend, Dr. Ian Clarke, and we talked about the 5 year plan that we had [...]

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Primary Healthcare in East Africa

Posted in Business of Health Care, International Medical Group, Primary Healthcare, tagged , , on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Dr. Nick Wooding kindly asked me to write a preface for a book about to be published by International Health Sciences University which discusses the many aspects and issues related to the delivery of primary healthcare in the developing world, and in Uganda specifically. >>> PHC in East Africa: Preface If you are a healthcare [...]

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IMG – Doing Business as a Means of Development

Posted in Business of Health Care, International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Foundation, International Medical Group, Suubi Trust, tagged , , , , , , on January 22, 2011 | Comments Off

Suubi Trust continues to support the work of International Medical Foundation, IMF. IMF, one of four companies within International Medical Group, is the group’s NGO (registered charity) providing a wide range of charitable health services to the poor ranging from community based health education, preventative services including family planning and ART, TB diagnosis and treatment, [...]

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Advent: Day 18 1st Graduation Ceremony at IHSU

Posted in Advent, International Medical Group, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 18, 2010 | Comments Off

On Saturday 18th December IHSU held its first graduation ceremony. In the photo above The Chancellor, Hon. Justice Julia Sebutinde, awards 31 students their Master of Science in Public Health. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Nick Wooding stands with her and The Chairman of Council, Dr. Moses Galukande looks on from the stage behind. The Dean, Prof. [...]

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Advent: Day 15 New Lecture Rooms

Posted in Advent, International Medical Group, tagged , on December 15, 2010 | Comments Off

Earlier this year, in just 10 weeks, we converted an empty helicopter hanger into a new building with 4 lecture rooms. These have been in use during this semester and this afternoon I will be in Room 2 sitting one of my MPH exams! Next year we will add another 2 floors and hope to [...]

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How to Become a Master in Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Posted in International Medical Group, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 8, 2010 | Comments Off

Guest Post by Paul Hench: We’re all concerned about our personal health and are careful about nurturing and maintaining it; but when it comes to public health, we fail to understand that it is just an extension of our personal wellbeing; in fact, the collective personal health of a society defines the public health quotient [...]

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