Comings and goings...

After a long period apart, I was pleased to set off in a minibus from Kisiizi to head for Kampala to collect Hanna... got in minibus 6am, set off 6.30am, puncture 7.30am, reached Mbarara 80 miles away 9.30am.  Met by Esther Kobusingye, recently retired Principal Nursing Officer from Kisiizi, and moved to the coach park to join the queue to board... about 5 hours later arrived Kampala to be met by Augustine Tusingwire, our driver.  Unfortunately the hospital vehicle I was to have picked up was out of action in the garage so alternative plans had to be made.

Hanna, Moses [with cake!] and Angela

 But thankfully Hanna arrived safely accompanied by Dr. Angela, a Consultant Anaesthetist who is with us for six months working to support our anaesthetic clinical officers Gershom, Medius and Andrew.  Angela has an interest in pain relief so we will upgrade our pain service and review our palliative care protocols.

Medius, Anaesthetic Clinical Officer

Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau sent a team to undertake a supervision exercise.  They brought the date forward by a fortnight at the last minute so it was a mad rush to get everything ready in time but it seemed to go well and the member of the team who had been before, last visiting in May, reported she noted a significant improvement.

They toured the hospital patient areas but also found a few moments to look at the hydro-electric generator and try on a few of the necklaces made by patients in our Rehabilitation Unit.