Dr. Francis Gervase Omaswa’s tremendous humanitarian efforts dedicated to the education, training, retention, and migration of healthcare workers through his global Health Workforce (HWF) initiative and to building pro-people health and medical systems across Africa and the rest of the world have earned the esteemed doctor the Third Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Services. […]
Dr. John Ekure The Surgeon Behind Uganda’s Only Orthopedic Hospital
President Yoweri Museveni has honored Dr. John Ekure, an orthopaedic specialist who overcame his personal tragedy when his mother died and exploited his opportunities and challenges by investing in a multi-million orthopaedic facility to help other Ugandans. “The important thing is that he transcended that tragedy and made something out of his life. He studied […]
Antibiotic-Resistant Superbacteria on the Rise
The past year has seen an increased number of cases of ‘superbug’ infections. Superbugs, or antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are bacteria that are not affected to the medicines that doctors use to treat them. A British report estimates that 700,000 people every year die from these infections around the world. In September of 2016 a 70-year old […]