We stumbled off our private bungalow’s wooden patio onto the sand being cooled by the evening Indian Ocean breeze. The young couple who owned the small beach hotel on the northern coast of Mozambique just 30 minutes’ drive from Pemba town had casually informed us on the beach that afternoon that dinner would be served … More In Mozambique, On the Eve of Something New
The Twitterati is sounding the warning of health programs being approached by a tsunami of assistance from alcohol profits. The majority sentiment is that the poor public relations perception is not worth the financial support. First, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria, a multilateral institution benefiting from both governmental and private support, … More A Sober Reality: Necessary Public-Private Partnerships Have Conflicts
Originally published here on The Health Care Blog. Also featured by the CAFP as part of their 70th anniversary celebration. — The 80 year-old woman lay on her mat, her legs powerless, looking up at the small group that had come to visit her. There were no more treatment options left. The oral liquid morphine … More The Luxury to Choose
Originally published here on the Council on Foreign Relations Africa in Transition blog. My co-author, Fred Bisso, MMed, MBCHb, is an otorhinolaryngology consultant at the Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, part-time lecturer at the Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences, and the immediate past president of the Uganda Medical Association. — Healthcare in Uganda, as well … More Good Governance, Better Healthcare for Uganda
Published on the Texas Academy of Family Physicians’ Blog on December 5, 2017. — In his commencement address at Kenyon College in 2005, the late author David Foster Wallace told the story of two young fish swimming along. They pass an older fish swimming the other way who greets them: “Morning boys. How’s the water?” … More The Pace of American Medical Training
It’s circumcision season here in Mbale. We occasionally approach celebratory processions of men and children of all ages pumping handheld tree branches in the air, trotting to the beat of chants and drums along the roads just outside of town. The 18 year-old of honor is in the middle of the parade covered in mud, … More Why We’re Here
I will never be exactly here again. Have you ever thought: “I will never forget this”? A lesson learned. An experience at work. A funny joke. A feeling. The name of the dish in a region you visited. And then you can’t recall it. This time is different though. It will never escape me. For … More Porch Time
Last night we arrived home from Nairobi after attending the 2016 Primafamed meeting on Family Medicine’s contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 3, also known as the main health goal (one of 17 SDGs). This brought together Family Medicine leaders and advocates from around the continent to share ideas on the current state of and future … More The Future Built on Primary Care
The timeliness of watching Meet Joe Black early in the Easter week experienced here in Chogoria became apparent only late Sunday evening. Joe Black, played by a young frosty-tipped Brad Pitt, is perhaps the most attractive physical embodiment of Death ever created. He comes to get a taste of life the best way possible: alongside … More Meeting Joe Black
“You should try the cheese and chocolate,” she said. “Cheese and chocolate?!” A confused facial expression accompanied my response. The local Stone Town woman smiled warmly under her ornate hijab and instilled confidence in this Zanzibar pizza chef – she was a regular. I couldn’t decide between the savory tomato, meat, and cheese or the … More A World of Difference