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OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine April 2023 Perspectives Reports from the Field Highlights Reflections Nursing Division Women’s Health Education Hispanic/Latinx Community Ugandan Voices Innovation and Technology Our Beautiful Planet Art to Remind Us of Who We Can Be Video of the Month Announcement New Publications Highlights Bringing hope, through better services and learning opportunities Written by Elvis Novas We had the opportunity to meet and share an excellent dinner with Dr. Luis Castillo from the Heart Institute in the Dominican Republic and Javier Rincón, MD Candidate from UVMLCOM. Two excellent professionals and human beings. Also with us were Jett Choquette (MD Candidate, Class of 2023), Eva Duran and Jason Nova, President and Executive Secretary of the Dominican Community Center, respectively. We had the opportunity to talk about various topics, from the beauty of our beloved Dominican Republic to the importance of working for our people in our Latino community in Danbury, CT, especially in the area of health. We fully agree on how important collaboration is and the great work that Nuvance Health is carrying out with the Global Health program, precisely looking for the most viable way to collaborate with all communities while bringing hope, through better services and learning opportunities. We faithfully believe that this meeting continues to strengthen our relationship with the Global Health program. This meeting took place in one of the emblematic restaurants of our Latino community, La Mitad del Mundo Restaurant, owned by a great community leader, Wilson Hernandez. Article of the Month Welcome Among the Letters Congratulations Photo News Calendar Global Health Family Resources Previous Issues of the eMagazine “Towards a common goal”, Dublin, 2023 (Ellina Mukhametshina) 8 Highlightscontinued on next page >>
OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine April 2023 Perspectives Reports from the Field Highlights Reflections Nursing Division Women’s Health Education Reflections Karamoja, a land out of the world and my most invaluable University Written by Hossein Akbarialiabad, MD Karamoja, a very remote place where neither colonial powers nor the Ugandan government could control over past centuries, is home to a unique lifestyle. This area is technology repellent. There is little connection with the outside world. Sugar, salt, and oil are not used in the villages for cooking, while they still use wild grains. I traveled to the villages and warrior camps to further understand the culture. All individuals–women, children, elders, and even warriors–only consumed one meal daily. Hispanic/Latinx Community Ugandan Voices Innovation and Technology Our Beautiful Planet Art to Remind Us of Who We Can Be Video of the Month Announcement New Publications Article of the Month Welcome Among the Letters Congratulations Photo News Calendar Global Health Family Resources Previous Issues of the eMagazine In villages, all families regardless of their income had one meal per day together; all consisting of wild grains and beer from local grass. The only piece of advanced technology in this society were AK-47 firearms to protect their cows. Further shocking was that people did not have mirrors–they could only recognize their face while looking at the water. When we were taking selfies together, villagers would not understand that it was their face in the picture. Prior to my journey, I studied a lot about Karamoja, learning basic vocabulary and what (not) to do. Surprisingly they called our car, “moving house” and the helicopter, “big bad” in their local tongue. When it comes to medicine, only local interventions were present and people had never seen manufactured pills. The children stared at me during my time there while practicing their local customs and fashion. At one point, a child touched me, yelled and scurried back to her mother, screaming, “Mzungu! Mzungu!” meaning “white! white!” in their local language. Some of the other children came and touched me as if making sure I was of the same species. After I somewhat adjusted to this new environment, I noticed a pure sense of humanity. I had a lovely stay thanks to Paul–my guide, and translator–who taught me how to grind the grains with rocks, cook the food using wild grains, and make baskets for storage using branches of local trees and grasses. I really 9 Reflections continued on next page >>
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