September_eMagazine volume 9

September 2019 Volume 9 

NUVANCE HEALTH 

Global Health eMagazine 

What lies behind us 

and what lies before us 

are tiny matters 

compared to what lies within us. 

-Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Editor; Mitra Sadigh 

Creative Director; Amanda Wallace 

Cover Photo: Kvon Photography

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eMagazine 

September 2019 

Kilimanjaro 

2019 Climb for a Cause 

HIGHLIGHTS 

The 2019 Climb for a Cause in support of nursing staff interested in global health was successfully 

completed on August 3rd. 

Read the daily reports here >> 

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Reflections 

Healthcare Educators 

without Borders 

Among the Letters 

Perspectives 

Article of the Month 

Nursing Platform 

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Majid Sadigh and Mitra Sadigh at Uhuru Peak with The Support Group 

Clinical Case Report 

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Participants in the Field 

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Katrin Sara Sadigh, Majid Sadigh and Mitra Sadigh in front of Rebmann Glaciers near Uhuru peak, Kilimanjaro’s summit 

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Highlights 

Toward Establishing a Global Health Program at Home 

Jonathan Melk MD 

Chief Executive Officer/ 

Chief Medical Officer 

Chiricahua Community Health had the honor 

of receiving Drs. Aparna Oltikar and Anamaria 

Cristina Mihu from the Western Connecticut 

Health Network from August 13-16. We had the 

opportunity to share our global health projects 

and programs taking place on and near the 

rural US/Mexico borderlands of southeastern 

Arizona. Both parties are optimistic to form an 

impactful and mutually beneficial relationship 

in the future. 

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REPORTS 

Meeting Summary at the University of Medicine and Pharmacology 

Written by the Associate Professor To Mai Xuan Hong 

Director of the International Relations Office and Senior Lecturer at the 

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 

Ho Chi Minh City 

I am currently the Director of the International 

Relations Office at the University of Medicine and 

Pharmacy (UMP) in Ho Chi Minh, and also work as 

a faculty member in the Department of Obstetrics 

and Gynecology in UMP and UMP’s affiliated 

maternity hospitals, Hung Vuong Hospital and 

University Medical Center - Branch 2. I had the 

opportunity to meet Dr. Majid Sadigh on July 

16th, 2019 in the UMP International Office and was 

interested in what he shared about the Global 

Health Program’s philosophy and the purpose of 

Linde Healthcare Educators Without Borders: to 

educate and train faculty members to become 

global doctors who not only work in hospitals or 

clinical units, but also apply their enthusiasm to 

improving healthcare in communities worldwide. I 

was impressed to learn that children in the United 

States receive early diagnosis and specialized 

care. I hope the Vietnamese healthcare system 

enhances its quality in such a way in the near 

future. 

Dr. Sadigh spent his time visiting and learning more about the daily activities at Children’s Hospital 

No. 2 and discussing potential collaborative opportunities towards developing a model for “training 

the trainer.” Working in two roles, one as a lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine and the other as a 

doctor in Ho Chi Minh’s maternity hospitals, I am faced every day with the struggles of pregnant 

women and infants in the outpatient and inpatient departments. My colleagues and I try our best 

to help them overcome their health problems in spite of the lack of time for careful consultation 

and treatment equipment including medication, nutrition, and hygiene. Though medical students 

and future doctors find opportunities to improve their clinical skills in this context, they lack 

opportunities to communicate with and express their sympathy to poor patients and their families. 

We as healthcare staff distinctly recognize the need for a national program that screens fetal 

abnormalities and pregnancy-induced disorders toward preventing these complications as early 

as possible. 

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However, the most important thing is for healthcare staff to be well-trained and empathetic 

toward patients. Though Vietnam has implemented a new program based on primary care that 

educates medical students and trains healthcare staff in community health, the training is neither 

integrated nor of sufficient quality to impact the nation’s high healthcare demands. Additionally, 

we are now living in the “flat world,” and as such, we would love to cooperate with foreign experts 

toward conducting detailed and useful activities that help poor patients and healthcare workers 

in rural areas. In this context, the Global Health Program and Linde Healthcare Educators Without 

Borders have opened a new opportunity for us, Vietnamese doctors and faculty members, to join 

hands in working with you toward improving healthcare quality in communities worldwide. We 

hope that after attending the intensive training course, Vietnamese doctors will become further 

involved in global health and devote their enthusiasm, confidence, and compassion to the wellbeing 

of patients. 

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Report on Dr. Majid Sadigh’s Visit of Cho Ray Hospital, 

July 17-20, 2019 

Written by Dr. Lan Phuong 

Dr. Sadigh during a short visit met with the 

leadership of the Cho Ray Hospital and the global 

health scholars and gave a series of talks about 

global health and analytical review of scientific 

articles. 

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August 8: Meeting with the leadership of the Makerere University 

School of Public Health 


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Written by 

Susan Byekwaso 

Dr. Sadigh had a meeting with Professor Rhoda Wanyeze, Dean 

School of Public Health, Prof. Nazarus Mbona Lecturer, Department 

of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dr. Joan Nakya Mutyaba Lecturer, 

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Susan Nassaka B 

International Coordinator, MakCHS 


Left to Right: Professor 

Rhoda Wanyenze, Dr. Majid 

Sadigh, Professor Joan Eron 

Mutyoba, Professor Nazarius 

Tumwesigye, and Ms. Susan 

Byekwaso 

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6/8/2019: Meeting with the Leadership of 

the MakCHS School of Nursing 

Written by Susan Byekwaso 

Dr. Majid Sadigh visited the MakCHS Department of Nursing 

with the objective of forming a collaboration between this 

department and the Nursing Division of the UVMLCOM/ 

WCHN Global Health Program. This educational collaboration 

is aimed at improving nursing education toward benefiting 

underserved communities. Makerere University Department of 

Nursing should be in control and drive the partnership, thereby 

serving as a model institution in this collaboration. 


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Dr. Majid Sadigh; Thomas Ngabirano, Associate Head of the Nursing Department; Susan Byekwaso, Coordinator of the 

MakCHS International Office; and Lydia Kabiri, International Coordinator of the MakCHS Nursing Department 


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Meeting with the MakCHS 

Psychiatry Department, 

August 8, 2019 

Written by Susan Byekwaso 


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Left to right: Dr. Majid Sadigh; Dr. Akena Dickens, 

Director of graduate students; Professor Noeline 

Nakasujja, Head of the Psychiatry Department; 

Susan Byekwaso, International Coordinator; and 

Dr. Joyce Nalugya, a child psychiatrist 

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My First Week At WCHN 

Written by Dr. Simon Otim 

a Global Health Scholar and the Program Site Director at St. Francis 

Naggalama Hospital, Uganda 

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Dr. Simon Otin (left) with Dr. Joshua Hurwitz 

Day 0 (Sunday): I arrived on Sunday 18th of August, 2019 at about 7:00 AM ET at JFK airport. 

The security check went smoothly and in thirty minutes I was done. It took me about an hour to 

connect with the driver who then drove me to Dr. Sadigh’s home. Along the way, I was treated to 

beautiful and unique scenarios of fast cars, wide roads, many road signs and of course the fact 

that motorists drive on the right-hand side of the road. As we went through the woods and tall 

trees on a slick tarmac, the driver made a gentle turn and said “we are here”. I went to the front 

door with my small luggage and rang the doorbell. I was welcomed by Dr. Sadigh himself with a big 

strong hug and a lot of excitement and laughter. Finally, I saw a familiar face in this strange land. 

After exchanging pleasantries with his wife and another visiting guest from India named Abhinav, 

we sat as he made us a big delicious breakfast. 

After about a one and a half-hour of rest we took a drive to New Haven where Dr. Sadigh gave 

Abhinav and I a guided tour of the Yale University Campus. Notably, we were shown the old 

and new campuses; the Yale Sterling Memorial Library, The Women’s Table, The Cathedral of 

Knowledge, Yale Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscript Library, Mory’s Club, Yale Law, the Music 

schools, Amistad Memorial Site (Make Us Free) in front of New Haven Town Hall and many more 

sites. We continued the tour more places in Woodbridge, Watertown, Morris, Litchfield, Bethlehem, 

the Shrine of Lourdes in Litchfield, his sister’s home and garden and many more amazing sites. On 

our way back at about 4:00 PM, we picked up very delicious Chinese food. We had dinner with Dr. 

Sadigh’s family and then I took a shower and went to bed while Dr. Sadigh dropped off Abhinav to 

the train station. 

Day 1 (Monday): I woke up at 1:00 AM and then stayed awake till morning. After breakfast we set 

off at about 5:00 AM to go to Danbury hospital. At the hospital, Dr. Sadigh showed me several 

landmarks to help me find my way around including where to find meals. 

After dropping my luggage at my assigned room, we met Dr. Joshua Hurwitz at 6:45 AM. A very 

wonderful, cheerful, amazing gentleman with a great sense of humor and an amazing teacher. 

He took me to his private practice for fertility treatment in Danbury where I met the rest of the 

team, who were very wonderful people. The day was packed with very interesting cases and mindblowing 

procedures. That afternoon we returned to the Danbury Hospital where we joined a highrisk 

obstetric review meeting where cases were presented and reviewed. After this, we joined the 

Department of OB/GYN business meeting and I was introduced to the rest of the members by 

Chairman Professor Linus Chuang. 

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Day 2 (Tuesday): I linked up with Professor Linus Chuang and joined him in the theatre to observe 

the surgeries and I saw how well organized and coordinated the team was together with amazing 

machines that are used for the procedures. 

Day 3 (Wednesday): I was picked up by Dr. Hurwitz at 6:45 AM and went to his private practice at 

Danbury. We went through several cases. Dr. Hurwitz taught me amazing skills and we shared a 

bit about our personal lives as well as compared OB/GYN in different parts of the globe handling 

different populations with different medical conditions and needs. 

Day 4 (Thursday): I was taken to a section of Maternal and Fetal Medicine where I was under 

watch by another excellent academician, Dr. Zimmerman (commonly referred to as Dr. Z ) where we 

shared about high-risk obstetrics. I saw state of the art equipment used in the management of the 

patients. It was amazing. I later caught up with the team at the Global Health office; Lauri Lennon, 

Laura Smith and the coordinator of program, Dylan Ochoa who later took me around to Danbury 

Fair Mall where I bought a few personal items. 

Day 5 (Friday): I was picked up by Dr. Sadigh around 5:45 AM and we drove to Norwalk to meet up 

with Dr. Joshua Hurwitz at yet another one of his fertility clinics. Once there, we met and quickly 

got down to business. He is a very busy man whose clients and staff love him. He treated me to 

a quick tour of the premises and behold...the place looked like a sci-fi lab on another planet.The 

team was so welcoming and we quickly learned and started calling each other by first names. We 

saw clients, attended procedures, had a wonderful lunch and a baby shower too for one of the 

staff members. At 4:00 PM Dr. Sadigh was again sharp on time to pick me up to return to Danbury 

Hospital. Overall, it’s been a wonderful first week. I am still trying to wrap my head around all that 

I saw in one week and yet, I have only seen one department of the entire hospital. It has been a 

beautiful once in a lifetime experience. 


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From Rt to Left; Kaysha Lynne Ribao, Martha and her mother, Ahja Steele, and Fred, ACCESS, Nakaseke, Uganda 

Kaysha Lynne Ribao 

Global Health Uganda 

August – September 2019 

Martha—one of the many girls who unjustly faces the inequities of poverty and gender, but was 

born with fighting power! 

My colleague and I were chatting away and getting ready for bed. Fred, a nurse, came knocking 

on our door at 9:30pm --- a 25 year old female was in labor. We raced to the theater, the size of 

a small bedroom. She was walking naked and barefoot on the beige floors. The exam table with 

plastic covering half its size was on a wooden crate. She firmly said, “I want a boy,” as if there was 

no other option. She had two daughters with a husband who resides in Kampala, the capital. Was 

it the expectation of her husband to have a boy? Or society? I have learned Uganda women are 

expected to be soft spoken, gentle in spirit, and most importantly obedient to men. Upon greeting, 

a woman respectfully kneels down to any man, elderly, and educated person. 

I walked with her and did squats to further descend the baby. After drinking four cups of Ugandan 

black tea, she went to the corner of the room where there was a drain to ease herself. She then 

continued to walk around the room. Something was wrong. Labor began at eight in the morning 

and yet her contractions were inconsistent. Although we broke her water, contractions slowed and 

baby wasn’t moving. No fetal heart monitoring or ultrasound was insight. The mom was restless, 

sitting on the floor of the theater, crying and begging to go home. I felt helpless! She finally agreed 

to Pitocin. As things started to move along, the lights went out for a minute or so (Thank God it 

was not longer!). Black outs are a regular occurrence in this part of the world and they are quite 

unpredictable. 

The mom was pushing and the head was out. Cord was around the neck twice and baby’s face 

was blue. The body was not sliding out despite Fred’s efforts to manipulate the head. It was 

shoulder dystocia, in which the baby’s shoulder is caught behind the mom’s pubic bone. Mom 

had mentioned in passing this baby seemed larger than the others. At that moment, I was filled 

with fear. Was death near? At that moment, I realized the gravity and responsibility of being a 

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physician. We truly have the power to impact and essentially save a life. Life is precious regardless 

of who you are, where you come from, rich or poor. Once it’s taken away, it’s gone forever. 

My colleague and I had a mutual understanding that something needed to be done. We decided 

to do the McRoberts maneuver with suprapubic pressure while Fred did the Wood’s corkscrew 

maneuver. I literally put my full weight onto the mom’s abdomen three times and the baby finally 

came out. She was limp, blue, and not crying. As my colleague used the bulb suction, I was rubbing 

her vigorously and Fred was tying the umbilical cord. Through it, I prayed. It took at least five 

minutes to hear a slight cry. As my colleague revived the baby, I delivered the mom’s placenta by 

twirling the umbilical cord around my finger because there was no clamp. There was meconium, 

blood, and mom’s feces on the exam table, floor, and even my shoes…. Essentially everywhere. I’ll 

never forget the mom’s face when she realized the baby was a girl- disappointment, sadness, and 

eventually apathy. I washed the mom with a bucket of water over the same drain that drained all 

the other fluids. She then walked into the waiting room without her baby. 

I believe women are invaluable. They are the foundations of many families, working and sometimes 

sacrificing their dreams to care for their family while some experience domestic abuse, poverty, 

venereal diseases, and infidelities of their husbands. I see absolute resilience. Yet, women throughout 

the world do not receive the recognition or respect they rightfully deserve. That’s why I believe it is 

important for girls and women to be empowered by each other and given opportunities to open 

doors. That is why my journey of becoming a woman of color physician is so important. I want to 

be an example for women. We are strong, brilliant, important, have a voice, and have a right to 

dream. ACCESS (African Community center for Social Sustainability) has been part of this journey 

of change through their various programs of Dream Girls, Orphans and other Vulnerable Children, 

the Nursing School, and family planning outreach. I am glad to be part of this and hope other 

students will continue to participate in ACCESS’ mission. We saw Martha, the baby a week after 

her birth and she was healthy and mom was happy, giving her full love and attention to another 

strong and beautiful girl. 

This experience taught me the significance of teamwork. This baby would not have been delivered 

safely if we all did not do our part—my colleague attending to the baby, me to the mom, and Fred 

working on both mom and baby. We had a mutual understanding of the situation and agreed 

on the plan. There are many hopes I have for the future mothers and babies of Uganda. I hope 

mortality rates will decrease by improving prenatal care. Every pregnant woman should be provided 

free check ups that includes basic screening tests, education of pregnancy complications, and 

how to reduce it. In the United States, once a woman is pregnant, they start their prenatal check 

ups a few couple of months and eventually monthly. During their care, women are screened for 

infectious diseases and genetic abnormalities, counseled on diet and exercise, and tested for 

gestational diabetes and hypertension. If there are any complications, the mom and baby are 

monitored closely with non-stress tests, fetal ultrasounds, and at times referred to a specialist. If 

a baby is larger, Cesarean section is usually offered. In this case, Martha’s mother did not have 

these options—instead the delivery was prolonged and painful. Lastly, I want babies and moms to 

have access to life saving equipment such as oxygen, vital signs monitoring, and a warmer. I want 

girls such as Martha to grow up into self driven, educated, and leading women who will work in 

addressing socioeconomic and gender disparities that exist in Ugandan society. 


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Tendai Machingaidze 

Associate Site Director of the UVMLCOM/WCHN 

Global Health Program in Zimbabwe 

A cholera outbreak was declared in Harare by the Ministry of 

Health and Child Care (MoHCC) of Zimbabwe on September 

6, 2018. This is not the first, nor will it likely be the last 

crisis related to the pathogen Vibrio cholera in Zimbabwe. 

Historically, organizations such as the WHO, UNICEF, Global 

Outbreak and Response Network (GOARN), Oxfam, Mercy 

Corps, Welthungerhilfe (WHH), and Christian Care, to name 

but a few, have taken the lead and stepped in to aid in 

managing such crises. 

It must, however, not be overlooked that over the decades, 

Zimbabwean doctors, nurses, and community health 

workers have become experts adept at dealing with cholera 

outbreaks despite their low-resource settings. Within the 

indigenous experience of these Zimbabwean health workers 

lies a wealth of knowledge and expertise that is perhaps incomparable and irreplaceable with 

regards to dealing with cholera in an underdeveloped setting. 

Imagine, then, that there is a cholera outbreak in Uganda. Aren’t these Zimbabwean health workers 

uniquely equipped to educate their counterparts in East Africa on how to deal with such a crisis? 

Many of the existing structures of global healthcare are built on the framework of the superiority 

of developed countries in the “Global North” in relation to underdeveloped communities in the 

“Global South.” The essence of colonialism still lingers in much of how the Global North relates with 

less privileged nations in terms of international aid. When a crisis arises in healthcare, education, 

economics, or politics, it is assumed that the Global North has the best answer. As such, these 

countries travel across oceans to solve problems and teach from a position of presumed authority. 

The problem, however, with such a model is that it overlooks the monumental role that context plays 

in such situations. For example, in Zimbabwe there are the mapostori, a religious sect whose beliefs 

forbid its people from seeking medical treatment. A community health worker from Zimbabwe 

who has dealt with the challenges of trying to administer treatment among the mapostori during 

an epidemic is far better equipped to educate health workers in a similar context in Uganda or 

Vietnam on how to handle this situation than an aid worker from the Global North who has never 

encountered such cultural and religious customs. 

The fault, however, does not lie only with countries in the Global North. The Global South has also 

retained a so-called “colonial mentality.” Rather than pooling its own resources to find indigenous 

and sustainable solutions to its dilemmas, the Global South far too often waits for handouts from 

the Global North. Despite the fact that great strides have been made in healthcare and education 

in these countries over the years, the Global South undervalues its experience and expertise, and 

hence tragically forfeits its place on the global stage. 

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was founded in 1971 in Paris by a group of journalists and doctors 

in the wake of war and famine in Biafra, Nigeria. Their aim was to establish an independent 

organization aimed at delivering emergency medical aid effectively. Now, they have become a 

worldwide movement of more than 45,000 people that provide medical assistance to people 

around the globe. Much of the MSF staff is hired locally and regionally, and then teams are 

supplemented by field assignments from abroad. 

Medicine and education are two sides of the same coin. Both are fundamental human rights, and 

the success of one is largely dependent on the success of the other. Indeed if there is a cholera 

outbreak in Uganda, the medical personnel and logistical support provided by an organization 

such as MSF is crucial. But what of medical education? There are, of course, aid organizations that 

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have medical education as part of their mission, but it is not enough. There is a glaring need for 

institutions that focus solely on medical education in the sphere of global healthcare. 

The Western Connecticut Health Network/University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine (WCHN/ 

UVMLCOM) Global Health program has developed global health sites in several countries around 

the world. Imagine for a moment that colleagues in these seven countries (and counting) formed a 

team of medical educators. Each scholar on the team would offer expertise according to his/her 

particular context and experiences. From updating a medical school curriculum to responding to 

a health crisis, the Global North and Global South would stand together to address the vast array 

of medical education needs around the world. 

The mammoth task of global health necessitates collaborations between the Global North and 

Global South whose foundations are capacity building and sustainability. Unity rather than further 

divisions should be the guiding theme if we are to accomplish work in healthcare that is truly 

“global.” 

It is time for the Global North and Global South to rise up together. It is time for medical educators 

around the world to unite and mobilize their knowledge and expertise to solve the health dilemmas 

we face together as humans. It is time for the Global North and the Global South to form “A United 

Nations of Medical Educators without Borders!” 

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Dear Prof. Sadigh, 

It seems there is more interest at Botswana University in partnership with the WCHN Global 

Health Program. 

I have been asked to make a presentation at the Faculty Executive Meeting. 

Thank you. 

Professor Lynnette Kyokunda 

Head, Department of Pathology 


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Sexual Harassment and Violence Across Global Contexts 

Sexual harassment and other forms of sexual and gender based violence are ubiquitous. 

Participants of global health programs often experience and report such abuses while living 

and working in low-to-middle-income countries. Efforts should be made to provide guidance 

and support so that these individuals can effectively cope with these situations. However, the 

framework for understanding sexual harassment and abuse has fundamentally changed with the 

#MeToo movement. This widespread grassroots movement has shaken the historic tolerance of 

sexual harassment, and has led to both discourse and action of global impact. The global health 

community must now educate its members, from trainees to faculty and researchers, on how to 

advocate for one’s own rights and the rights of others in the face of sexual harassment and abuse 

in the era of the #MeToo movement. 

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Sexual Harassment on the Streets of Uganda 

Written by Jamidah Nakato, PhD 

Assistant Lecturer at Makerere University 

While sexual harassment is described as the bullying 

or coercion of a sexual nature and the unwelcome or 

inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual 

favors, the coining of this concept is relatively new to many in 

Uganda. Sexual harassment includes a range of actions from 

mild transgressions such as looks or touch to sexual abuse 

or assault. Harassment can occur in many different social 

settings such as on the street, and the harassers or victims 

may be of either gender. On the streets of Uganda, sexual 

harassment largely encompasses transgressions of a milder 

form as opposed to sexual abuse. Often times, it is expected 

that women, especially young and attractive ones, walking 

down the streets of Kampala will hold the attention of men. 

It is a common scenario for young and working women, such 

as bank employees. However, this is rarely seen as sexual 

harassment. Even if it were, it would be difficult to prove to the public and in the court of law. 

Meanwhile, some women may appreciate this attention as it may boost their self-confidence by 

reasserting the belief that they are attractive, while other women may find it intrusive and even 

offensive. 

There are also instances in which women are touched while walking on the streets of Kampala, 

especially by taxi touts and conductors who compete for clients at slow hours of the day. In these 

situations, these men may believe that by touching a woman, they can convince her to get into the 

standby taxi as a passenger. Though this is unwanted physical contact, it is not necessarily seen 

as sexual harassment. However, on crowded streets, women will get unwanted touches without 

any other intention. 

In most cultures in Uganda, the term sexual harassment is rarely used because there can be a thin 

line between sexual harassment and dating or showing interest in someone. Also, in most of our 

cultures, sexual advances are rarely on public display and would be seen as completely improper. 

Therefore these instances are rarely confronted on the street. In addition, sexual harassment is a 

humiliating situation that is commonly ignored except in cases in which the victim has the courage 

and means to report the incident. In fact, what one might view as bullying or hounding, another 

might view as persistence, which may be an acceptable trait in a serious partner. After all, the 

general understanding is that men know their role to include making advances on women, while 

women also expect advances from men. 

It is important to note that the harassers are mostly men and rarely women because of the Uganda’s 

culture. All in all, sexual harassment is a complicated issue. Its definition may vary from setting to 

setting and from person to person. If sexual harassment is to be defined as above, “bullying or 

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coercion of a sexual nature and the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange 

for sexual favors,” few instances of sexual harassment exist on the streets of Uganda. However, 

when such incidents exist, they are commonly ignored and rarely reported for fear of humiliation 

or retribution due to the fact that it is difficult to prove, and Uganda is a predominantly malecentered 

society. 

The following list describes specific actions one can undertake to avoid or counter sexual 

harassment while in Uganda: 

• Wear modest clothing and avoid provocative dress (e.g. leggings, miniskirts, short shorts, etc) 

while walking on the streets. 

• Learn to say a firm and unfriendly “No” to the harasser. 

• Avoid oversocialization with strangers. They may consider this attention as interest. 

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• Be prudent with whom personal contact information is shared. When in doubt, choose not to 

share this information. 

• Have a buddy who is familiar with the local customs as a resource and guide when confronting 

more difficult issues. 

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Safety in Global Health 

Don’t Be Blinded 

Written by Stephen J Scholand, MD 

Associate Director of Global Health 

It was quite late in the evening, and I was walking alone in a crowded 

urban market. It wasn’t the best area of town, but I needed to do 

some last minute souvenir shopping for my loved ones at home. I 

thought of their interest and enjoyment in receiving some beautiful 

and unique handicrafts from local artisans. 

Admittedly my focus was elsewhere. I headed towards a pedicab, a 

bicycle powered contraption with sidecar, enveloped in a tough vinyl 

shell. As I entered, I heard a shrill whistle, which sprung me from my 

shopping revere. I was weighed down with a few shopping bags, but 

now as I slid into the pedicab, I realized in essence I was ‘trapped’ 

by a sinewy looking passenger who blocked my only exit. The whistle 

was to alert some unknown and unseen accomplices in the crime 

that was unfolding. Adrenaline shot through my circulation. “Give me 

your wallet” the man said in broken English. I could not go forward, I could not go backwards, I 

could not get out. I was trapped! I pretended I didn’t understand what he was saying, so I asked 

him to repeat – “what”? It gave me a few milliseconds more to think. ‘What if he pulled a knife’, 

‘what if he took my cell phone’, ‘what about all these gifts I just bought for my family and friends’? 

The man hissed again, “Give me your wallet” My mind raced, but my body was trapped in the 

pedicab ‘how can I escape’, ‘should I fight’, ‘what if he resorts to violence’? Realizing the futility of 

the situation, I handed over my wallet. He withdrew all the cash and handed it back to me, before 

he slipped out the door. Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, a hand snaked back and snatched 

the glasses off my face– effectively blinding me and ensuring his successful escape. I could not run 

after him, not that I would want to given my situation. 

I was very relieved not to have been a more hapless victim… In fact, I still held onto my priceless 

cell phone, and a sack full of souvenirs. Most importantly I was physically unharmed, it might have 

been different… 

Looking back, I realized I violated several cardinal rules of safety: 

1 – never travel alone 

2 – be careful going out at night 

3 – maintain critical awareness of your surroundings 

Attention to these basic principles is important, and our Global Health program takes safety 

extremely seriously. Make sure to think about your own safety and review safety protocols prior to 

your global health experiences. 

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ARTICLE OF THE MONTH 

Conceptualizing Medical Humanities Programs in Low-Resource Settings 

in Africa 

Global Health 



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Reflections 




Perspectives 



Eichbaum, Quentin MD, PhD, MPH, MFA, MMHC; Reid, Steve MBChB, MMed, PhD; 

Coly, Ayo PhD; Naidu, Thirusha PhD; Omaswa, Francis MBChB, MMed 

Academic Medicine: August 2019 - Volume 94 - Issue 8 - p 1108–1114 

The role of the humanities in medical education remains a topic of dynamic debate in medical 

schools of high-income countries. However, in most low- and middle-income countries, the medical 

humanities are less topical and rarely even have a place in the curriculum. Reasons for this dearth 

include inadequate resources to support such programs coupled with misapprehension of the role 

and significance of the humanities in medical education. 

In this article, the authors argue that the humanities have a vital role to play in the low-resource 

settings of African medical education. They discuss the complexities of the continent’s sociohistorical 

legacies, in particular the impact of colonization, to provide contexts for conceptualizing humanities 

programs in African schools. They outline the challenges to developing and implementing such 

programs in the continent’s under-resourced medical schools and present these as four specific 

conundrums to be addressed. As a general guide, the authors then suggest four non-prescriptive 

content domains that African medical schools might consider in establishing medical humanities 

programs. 

The goal is to jump-start a crucial and timely discussion that will open the way for the feasible 

implementation of contextually congruent humanities programs in the continent’s medical schools, 

leading to the enhanced education, training, and professional development of its graduating 

physicians. 

Read more here >> 

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NURSING PLATFORM 

Global Health comes to Nuvance! 

In follow up to last month’s e-magazine article, Global 

Health is expanding and invites our nurses to become 

involved in the many international opportunities to 

partner with colleagues around the world. 

Global Health 


Resources 

Catherine G. Winkler, PhD, MPH, APRN-BC 

We have visitors coming from Dalian, China around 

October 15, 2019. Four colleagues, 2 physicians and 2 

nurses will spend one month with us learning about our 

healthcare delivery system, the processes of care, and 

medical and nursing education. We, in turn will have the 

opportunity to learn about them and together advance 

knowledge which will benefit patient care no matter the 

location! 

A Grand Rounds is planned for the end of October. Please stay posted for the date, time and 

location. There will be opportunities to listen in if attendance isn’t possible. An overview of Global 

Health will be presented as well as future initiatives. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Majid Sadigh, The 

director of the global health program with added presentations by Jo Richie, Director of Nursing 

Professional Practice, and Catherine Winkler, PhD, MPH, APRN-BC, Director of Nursing Division at 

Global Health Program – WCHN). 

We look forward to seeing you at Grand Rounds and having you join the global team! For additional 

information - please contact Catherine G. Winkler at Catherine.winkler@wchn.org. 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 

WCHN Microbiology Lab in St. Francis Naggalama Hospital is 

fully operational (a report will be following soon) 

Global Health 



Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 



Announcements 

Photo Quiz 

Left to right: Dr. Anna Vaiman, Dr. Simon Othim, Dr. Dilyara Khastieva, and lab technicians in front of the WCHN 

Microbiology lab 

Nuvance Health Global Health Information Center 

Contests 


Photo News 


Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

Joseph Kalanzi, Dr. Majid Sadigh, and Dr. Annet Kutesa, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Dentistry in front of the 

Nuvance Global Health Information Center 

The Nuvance Health Global Health Information Center will be fully functional by September 2019 

in Makerere University Main Campus 

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A New Homestay in Kampala: The Home of Dr. Joseph Kalanzi, 

Chief Resident of the MakCHS Emergency Department 

Residency Program 

Global Health 



Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 



Dr. Joseph Kalanzi (the first from Rt.) and Makerere University Emergency Medicine Residents 

The apartment is located in Bukoto, a safe and quiet suburb within eight kilometers of the city 

center and five kilometers from Mulago Hospital. It is within walking distance of the Kabira Country 

Club, Ndere Cultural Center, supermarkets, and entertainment spots, and is accessible by 

public transport. The apartment comes with services including meals, laundry, cleaning, airport 

pickup, and transport within Kampala. 

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Resources 

Living Room 

The Global Health 

Program table 

at the student 

resource fair at 

UVMLCOM 

The Global Health Program table at 

the student resource fair 

Continued on next page >> 

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OUR MISSION 

PHOTO QUIZ 

Global Health 



Editor: Stephen Scholand 

A female teacher in South Africa with a chronic non-healing 

ulcer on lower left leg (Michael Lee) 

Highlights 

Answer: Idiopathic Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

She was treated with steroids. 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 



Announcements 

Photo Quiz 

Contests 


When you are not protected by long sleeves and deet in 

Thailand’s forests 

What is the differential diagnosis? 

What are the potential consequences? 

Stephen Scholand (South Thailand) 

Answers: 

Mosquito bites 

Malaria 

Japanese Encephalitis 

Elephantiasis 

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Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

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OUR MISSION 

PHOTO CONTEST 

Global Health 



Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 



A family of Ugandan green monkeys at Mulago Guest House (Majid Sadigh) 


Perspectives 



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Contests 


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Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

African tulip tree flowers at ACCESS (Majid Sadigh) 

Aristolochia Trilobata (Dutchman’s Pipe) at ACCESS (Majid 

Sadigh) 

A resting moth in Mulago Guest House (Majid Sadigh) 

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Global Health 



Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 



CLINICAL CASE REPORT 

Written by Zufar Safiullov, M.D. PhD 

Zufar Safiullov, M.D. PhD, a participant in global health elective in Dominican 

Republic from KSMU 

This week was busy at Hospital General Plaza de la Salud. Dengue fever is characterized by a 

high temperature up to 40 degrees celsius and bone-breaking pain in joints, back, head, and 

eyes. It is a serious condition that results in a patient being able to do little more than staying 

in bed and being quiet. I observed a 23-year-old patient with Dengue fever who spoke English. 

Even despite his temperature and pain, he was glad to engage with me. I wondered how he could 

find the energy to speak and describe his condition. Compared with other febrile patients I have 

encountered, he was friendly and nearly always smiled while sharing his disease history. I think he 

understood that this information was very important, and so described it in great detail. He played 

a big role in helping me understand the manifestation of Dengue, playing simultaneously the role 

of patient and teacher. 

When he asked if I would help him. I explained that there is standard therapy and a vaccine 

in the clinical stage of development. Here in the Dominican Republic, everybody knows about 

Dengue fever, and in case of high fever the first medication given is paracetamol. I later asked 

other patients and parents of children with Dengue about the disease, and they all remarked that 

they have known about it since childhood. My patient spent a week in the hospital, and we had a 

pleasant conversation every day. Though he was steadily recovering, trombocitopenia remained. 

Only after the sixth day did the number of plaques grow. 

At the end of his hospital stay, he wished me good luck in becoming a tropical diseases specialist. 

Though my Dengue lesson lasted only one week, I will remember it much longer than any Dengue 

lessons I was given in university, which involved mainly reading about the disease and discussing 

it with a professor. 

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Zufar Safiullov, M.D. PhD searching for petechiae on patient’s hand. Fortunately, the patient didn’t have petechiae. 

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Kilimanjaro to Uganda 

PHOTO NEWS 

Global Health 



Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 



Returning from Kilimanjaro to the hotel in Moshi by bus 

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Resources 

Flying from Kilimanjaro Airport to Nairobi Airport 

Kilimanjaro with Mawenzi peak in right, Kibo in center, and Shira to the left 

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International Sites 

Uganda 

The Principal of MckCHS 

Global Health 



Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 

Professor Charles Ibingira, Principal of MakCHS 




Perspectives 


Dr. Sadigh with Professor Charles Ibingira, the Principal of 

the MakCHS 


Announcements 

Deputy Principal 

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Calendar 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Professor Charles Ibingira, Principal of 

MakCHS 

Global Health 


Resources 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Professor Isaac Okullu, Deputy 

Principal and Director of the International Office 

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MakSPH 

OUR MISSION 

Global Health 



Highlights 

Left to right: Professor Nazarius Tumwesigye, Professor Joan 

Eron Mutyoba, and Professor Edith Nakku Joloba 

Reports 

Reflections 




Professor Nazarius Tumwesigye, Dr. Majid Sadigh, and 

Professor Joan Eron Mutyoba 

Perspectives 



Announcements 

Photo Quiz 

Contests 


Photo News 


Calendar 

Global Health 


Professor Nazarius Tumwesigye, Dr. Majid Sadigh, and Ms. 

Susan Bekwaso 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Dr. Anna Vaiman (left) and Dr. Dilyara 

Khastieva (right) 

Resources 

Right to left: Professor Linus Chuang, Mrs. Christine Luboga, 

Professor Samuel Luboga, Dr. Anna Vaiman, Dr. Dilyara 

Khastieva, and Dr. Majid Sadigh 

Left to right: Professor Linus Chuang, Dr. Anna Vaiman, Dr. 

Dilyara Khastieva, and Dr. Majid Sadigh 

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Global Health 



Professor Linus Chuang (right) and Dr. Majid Sadigh (left) 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Dr. Robert Kalyesubula 

Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 



Announcements 

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Contests 


Global Health Program participants at Mrs. Christine and Professor Samuel Loboga’s home 

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Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Professor Moses Kamya, Dean of the 

MakCHS School of Medicine 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Professor Pauline Byakika, the new 

Chairperson of the MakCHS Department of Medicine 


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ACCESS, Nakaseke 

OUR MISSION 

Global Health 



Highlights 

Reports 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Kaysha (left) and Ahja (right) 

Left to right: Dr. Alex Kayongo, Global Health Program 

alumnus; Ahja Dominique Steele, Estherloy Katali, Global 

Health Coordinator at ACCESS, Kaysha Lynne Ribao, 

Justus Ibrahim, and Dr. Majid Sadigh 

Reflections 




Perspectives 



Announcements 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Justus Ibrahim 

Ahja Dominique Steele, Estherloy Katali, Kaysha Lynne 

Ribao, Justus Ibrahim, and Dr. Majid Sadigh 

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Global Health 


Right to left: Fred Kyanzi; the airport driver at ACCESS; 

Ahja Dominique Steele (RUSM); Justus Ibrahim, Coordinator 

of International Programs Engagements at ACCESS; and 

Kaysha Lynne Ribao (AUC) 

Kaysha Lynne Ribao (Rt) and Ahja Steele (Lt) 

Resources 

Left to right: Dr. Majid Sadigh, Estherloy Katali, Ahja Dominique Steel, Kaysha Lynne Ribao, Justus Ibrahim, 

and Alex Kayongo 

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Naggalama 

OUR MISSION 

Global Health 



Highlights 

A painting on the wall of the Ob/Gynecology Ward 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 

Nests of weaver birds; St. Francis, Naggalama Hospital 

A painting on the wall of the Pediatric Ward 



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Adult Wards 

The Pediatric Ward 


Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

Global Health Participants from UVM and KSMU with St. 

Francis/Naggalama Hospital Leadership 

Left to right: Dr. Anna Vaiman, Dr. Dilyara Khastieva, and 

Sister Jane Frances 

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OUR MISSION 

Global Health 



Global Health Program participants from Russia and UVMLCOM 

with St. Francis Hospital leadership 

Left to right: Dr. Simon Otim, Dr. Anna Vaiman, Dr. 

Dilyara Khastieva, Sister Jane Frances, 

and Dr. Majid Sadigh 

Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Jamidah Nakato, PhD 



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Calendar 

Left to right: Professor Chuang, Dr. Dilyara Khastieva, Dr. 

Anna Vaiman, (Russian Global Health Program participants), 

Ms. Stella Nyange Businge (HVO), and Dr. Majid Sadigh at 

Khana Khazana Indian Restaurant for dinner 

Left to right: Professor Linus Chuang, Dr. Dilyara Khastieva, 

and Ms. Nyange Stella, Coordinator of Health Volunteers 

Overseas, Uganda 

Global Health 


Resources 

Professor Noeline Nakasujja, Head of the Department of 

Psychiatry 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Professor Moses Kamya (left) and 

Professor Demalie Nakanjako (right), the new Dean of the 

MakCHS Medical School 

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Dr. Anthony Okoth and Professor Linus Chuang 


Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Dr. Dilyara Khastieva and Dr. Anna Vaiman at Dr. and Mrs. 

Okullo’s home 

Mrs. Anna Okullo and Dr. Dilyara Khastieva 

Perspectives 

The New Home welcoming the participants in global health in Kampala 



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Kitchen 


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Bedroom 

Bathroom 


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Thailand 

OUR MISSION 

Global Health 



Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 

Global Health Program participants dining in Bangkok before returning to the USA 


Home 


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Calendar 

Dean’s Dinner with first-year medical students at UVM 

Dr. Otim at Yale’s Old Manuscript Library 

Global Health 


Resources 

Dr. Otim in front of the oldest church on the New Haven Green 

Dr. Otim on the Yale University Campus 

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Global Health: New Generation 

OUR MISSION 

Global Health 



Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 


Dr. Alex Kayongo, Global Health Program alumnus with his 

daughter Lauren 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Lauren Kayongo 


Announcements 

Photo Quiz 

Left: Infectious Disease Scholars 

Contests 


Photo News 


Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Leon and Lindsay Kalyesubula 

Dr. Majid Sadigh with Lindsay Kalyesubula 

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OUR MISSION 

Global Health 



Alazia and Hamzah 

Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Dr. Stephen Scholand with his son Henry 

CONGRATULATIONS 

Perspectives 


Saint Francis/Naggalama Hospital has been awarded a certificate for good performance at the 

Accounts Symposium. This award was given to the top 20 of 2000 Partners in Health. 


Announcements 

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Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

Sister Jane Frances, the CEO of St. Francis Naggalama Hospital, Uganda 

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August Calendar 

CALENDAR 

Global Health 


August 3: The end of the 2019 Kilimanjaro Climb for a Cause 


Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 

The Kilimanjaro Team at Mweka Gate (Exit Gate) 




Perspectives 



Announcements 

August 4: Professor Linus Chuang arrived in Uganda. 

August 4-12: Dr. Sadigh site-visited Uganda. 

August 5: Dr. Sadigh met with Susan Byekwaso, Coordinator of the Global Health Program and 

MakCHS International Office August 5: Dr. Sadigh met with the leadership of the MakSPH. 

August 5: Dr. Sadigh met with Russian Global Health Program 

participants 

August 5: Dr. Sadigh met with the leadership of the MakSPH. 

August 5: Dr. Sadigh met with Russian Global Health Program 

participants 

Photo Quiz 

Contests 


Photo News 


Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

Ms. Susan Byekwaso, Coordinator of 

Global Health at MakCHS 

August 7: A meeting moderated by Jo Ritchi Director of Nursing 

Professional Practice and attended by Cathy Winkler, APRN, 

WCMG, Director of the Nursing Division at the WCHN Global 

Health Program and Sandy Swiatek, Peri-Operative Educator at 

WCHN pulled together a group of key stakeholders representing 

nursing leadership, midlevel providers for the medical group and 

experienced global health nurses to discuss the establishment of a 

nursing division in global health. These initiatives are bidirectional 

and in the fall, Norwalk Hospital will host two nurses from China. 

August 13: Dr. Majid Sadigh made an administrative trip to 

UVMLCOM. 

August 13: Dr. Sadigh, Dr. Mariah McNamara, and Audree Frey 

attended the Dean’s Dinner with first-year medical students in 

Burlington. 

Left to right: Dr. Anna Vaiman and 

Dr. Dilyara Khastieva, Global Health 

Program participants from KSMU 

Right: Dean’s Dinner at UVM with 

first-year medical students 

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August 13 - 16: 

August 14: Dr. Majid Sadigh met with Dr. Mariah McNamara, Carole Whitaker, Dr. Molly Rideout, 

Dr. Deepak Gupta, Dr. Danielle Ehret, and Audree Frey to discuss the future of the Global Health 

Program, the establishment of a global health site in Nepal, initiation of a site for those interested 

in a neurology elective in India, the details of a fellowship program in preneonatalogy, and for 

debriefing, respectively. 

August 15: Majid Sadigh Visited Rudy L. Ruggles Biomedical Research Institute in Danbury with 

Thomas Gray and Dylan Ochoa 


Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 



Announcements 

Photo Quiz 

Contests 


August 15: A Global Health Program Committee Meeting was held. 

Members of the Global Health Committee 

August 15: Dr. Majid Sadigh met Ritesh Vidhun, the global health intern and Dr. Long, a Global 

Health Scholar from Vietnam. 

August 18: Dr. Otim, Global Health Site Director at Naggalama/St. Francis Hospital, arrived in 

Connecticut for a three-week administrative visit. 

August 18: Dr. Otim toured the Yale University campus and a few other places including the town 

of Lichfield. 

August 19: Dr. Sadigh had a debriefing meeting 

with Dr. Pamela Gorejena, a Global Health Scholar 

from Zimbabwe 

Photo News 


Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

Dr. Otim in Yale Sterling Library 

Dr. Pamela Gorejena 

August 20: Dr. Sadigh had a debriefing meeting with Dr. Zhou Li at Norwalk Hospital about her 

experience in Thailand. 

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August 20: Ritesh Vidhun received a certificate on successful completion of the global health 

internship. 

August 21: Dr. Sadigh had a 

debriefing meeting with Dr. Tran 

Huang Long, Global Health Scholar 

from Vietnam. 

Global Health 



Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 



Dylan Ochoa, Coordinator of the Global Health Program at WCHN and 

Mr. Ritesh Vidhun, a global health summer intern 

August 22: The first meeting of the Linde Health Educators 

Without Borders Executive Committee discussed the details 

of how to start Linde Health Educators Without Borders at 

Danbury Hospital. 


Perspectives 



Announcements 

Photo Quiz 

Contests 


Photo News 


Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

Left to Right: Majid Sadigh, Richard Galiette, Lisa Esneault, Mary Shah, Lauri Lenon, and Dylan Ochoa 

August 23: Dr. Simon Otim finished a week-long 

rotation in the OB/GYN Department. 

August 26: Majid Sadigh had a meeting with 

Catherine Winkeler, The Director of Nursing 

Division in global health regarding Makerere 

Nursing Department, ACCESS School of Nursing, 

Nursing visitors from Dalian, E-magazine, Global 

Health Grand Rounds for nurses, and Global 

Health Academy. 

Read the minutes from the meeting here >> 

Dr. Simon Otim in front of Reproductive Medicine 

Associates of Connecticut (RMACT) in Norwalk 

August 26: Majid Sadigh had a meeting with 

Mary Shah about finding resources in support of 

the University of Zimbabwe’s Library. 

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Highlights 

Reports 

August 26: Majid Sadigh had an information session with the global health scholars when he 

discussed the structure and the function of the global health eMagazine as well as the global 

health at Nuvance Health. This was the first of the 4 sessions designed to introduce the concept of 

the global health and analytical review of the literature to the scholars. 

August 27: Dr. Sadigh had the second session on how to read a scientific article critically with the 

scholars in global health. 

August 27: Dr. Sadigh had a phone conversation with foundation in preparation for a meeting with 

a potential donor. 

August 28: Dr. Sadigh had the third session on how to read a scientific article critically with the 


August 28: Dr. Sadigh, Dr. Scatena had a phone 

conversation with a member of foundation and 

a potential donor. 

August 28: Dr. Sadigh and Mr. Dylan Ochoa met 

with Dr. Oltikar and Dr. Mihu to follow-up on 

their Arizona site visit. 

Reflections 




Perspectives 



Announcements 

Photo Quiz 

Contests 


August 29: Dr. Sadigh had the fourth session on 

how to read a scientific article critically with the 


August 29: Dr. Pamala Gorejena received the 

certificate of finishing successfully a 7 weeks 

of training in Palliative care, oncology and 

medicine from Dr. Damanjeet Chaubey, the 

Medical Director of Palliative Care and Denial 

Management at WCHN. 

August 30: Dr. Sadigh visited UVMLCOM to 

meet with Dean Morin and Dean Page and 

other medical education leadership to discuss 

the future direction of global health program. 

September Calendar 

Global health scholars and Dylan Ochoa during a 

session on how to read a scientific article critically 

Global health scholars and Dylan Ochoa during a 

session on how to read a scientific article critically 

Photo News 


Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

September 3: Dr. Tran Long and Simon Otim will attend the Library Orientation with Mary Shah 

September 5: Dr. Sadigh will meet with Dr. Petrini to discuss the Linde Health Educators without 

Borders Executive Committee and Global Health Academy. 

September 6: Dr. Pamela Gorejena-Chidawanyika will return back to Zimbabwe. 

September 11: Dr. Simon Otim will return back to Uganda. 

September 11: Dr. Sadigh will give a lecture on the current status of Ebola in the Republic of Congo 

at Danbury Hospital Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. 

September 12: Dr. Nguyen Tai My, a Vietnamese cardiologist from Cho Ray Hospital will arrive at 

Danbury Hospital. 

September 23: Dr. Sadigh will talk about Global Health Program at Nuvance Health at Norwalk 

Hospital. 

September 23-25: Dr. Jonathan Melk and Dr. Darlene Melk will visit UVMLCOM. During this visit they 

will meet with medical school leadership and the global health interest group. 

September 24: Dr. Sadigh will fly to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with Mr. Ron Nair to visit Cho Ray 

Hospital. 

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GLOBAL HEALTH PARTICIPANTS IN 

THE FIELD 

Participant 

Affiliation Status Host Site 

Travel Date 

to Site 

Travel Date 

to Home 

Global Health 



Shamili Krishna 

Vemulapalli 

Jose Calderon 

Monica Rodgers 

RUSM 

UVMLCOM 

UVMLCOM 

MS4 

MS2 

MS4 

ACCESS, Uganda 

Dominican Republic 


24-Jun 

1-Jul 

7-Jul 

24-Jul 

10-Aug 

24-Jul 

Maria Dara Frost 

AUC 

MS4 


24-Jun 

2-Aug 

Highlights 

Reports 

Dr. Mariah 

McNamara 

Dr. Benjamin 

Clements 

Prassanna Kumar 

UVMLCOM 

UVMLCOM 

UVMLCOM 

Faculty 

Faculty 

MS2 

St. Stephens, Uganda 



22-Jul 

1-Jul 

1-Jul 

4-Aug 

12-Jul 

10-Aug 

Reflections 

Irene Sue 

UVMLCOM 

MS2 


2-Jul 

8-Aug 




Perspectives 

Ray Mak 

Elena Martel 

Kathleen O’Hara 

Dr. Zhou “Wendy’ Li 

Lilian Enyojo Ameh 

UVMLCOM 

UVMLCOM 

UVMLCOM 

Norwalk 

Hospital 

AUC 

MS2 

MS2 

MS2 

Resident 

MS4 

Thailand 

Naggalama, Uganda 


Thailand 


2-Jul 

7-Jul 

7-Jul 

July 2 

24-Jun 

8-Aug 

8-Aug 

8-Aug 

Aug-19 

14-Aug 


Luke Michael Gray 

AUC 

MS4 


24-Jun 

14-Aug 


Announcements 

Photo Quiz 

Contests 


Ameilia Anderson 

Kalin Gregory-Davis 

Dr. Pamela 

Chidawanyika 

Dr. Majid Sadigh 

Dr. Simon Otim 

Kaysha Lynne Ribao 

UVMLCOM 

UVMLCOM 

UZCHS 

WCHN 

Naggalama 

Hospital 

AUC 

MS2 

MS2 

Faculty 

Faculty 

Faculty 

MS4 



Danbury Hospital 

All international sites 



2-Jul 

7-Jul 

15-Jul 

15-Jul 

17-Aug 

3-Aug 

16-Aug 

16-Aug 

6-Sep 

6-Sep 

11-Sep 

14-Sep 

Photo News 


Calendar 

Global Health 


Ahja Dominique 

Steele 

Colee Michelle 

Mitchell 

Oludolapo Oyetola 

Ilori 

Jula Flum-Stockwell 

RUSM 

RUSM 

RUSM 

RUSM 

MS4 

MS4 

MS4 

MS4 





3-Aug 

16-Sep 

16-Sep 

16-Sep 

14-Sep 

25-Oct 

25-Oct 

25-Oct 

Resources 

Andrea Louise 

Green 

RUSM 

MS4 


16-Sep 

25-Oct 

Shaheen Lashani 

AUC 

MS4 

Cho Ray Hospital, Vietnam 

16-Sep 

25-Oct 

Danash Raja 

AUC 

MS4 


16-Sep 

25-Oct 

William James 

Leach 

AUC 

MS4 


16-Sep 

25-Oct 

Dr. Tran Long 

CRH 

Faculty 


29-Jul 

29-Oct 

Anna Vaiman 

KSMU 

Resident 

Uganda 

16-Jul 

25-Aug 

Dilyara Khastieva 

KSMU 

Resident 

Uganda 

16-Jul 

25-Aug 

Zufar Safiullov 

KSMU 

Resident 


16-Jul 

27-Aug 

Ramil Gabdulkheav 

KSMU 

Resident 


23-Jul 

23-Aug 

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Global Health 



RESOURCES 

Site Specific Information 

Ho Chi Minh City and Cho Ray Hospital 

Kasensero Uganda 

Paraiso and the PAP Hospital 

Tropical Medicine Modules 

The Homestay Model of Global Health Program video 

Highlights 

Reports 

Reflections 




Perspectives 



Announcements 

Photo Quiz 

Contests 


Photo News 


Calendar 

Global Health 


Resources 

Ebola book 

Global Health Diaries and Newsletters 2015-2016 



The World of Global Health book 

The World of Global Health Video 

A Connecticut Doctor in Africa, by journalist Mackenzie Riggs 

Climb for a Cause 

Global Health Annual Reports 

Global Health Program Website 

Global Health at WCHN Facebook 

Photographs from Uganda, by photojournalist Tyler Sizemore 

UVM Larner College of Medicine Blog 

Previous Issues of the Global Health Newsletter 

Global Health Reflections and Photos 

Publications 

Tropical Medicine Course 

Tropical Medicine Booklets (101, and 202) 

Presentations By Global Health Scholars 

Program Partners 

Global Health Conference 2019 Photos 

Global Health Conference 2019 Videos 

Two UVM Docs Combat Ebola in Liberia (Article) 

Majid Sadigh, MD Interview Regarding Ebola in Liberia (Video) 

My Heart Burns: Three Words Form a Memoir (Video) 

Words of Encouragement 

AUC/RUSM Annual Report 2018 

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