Happy Thanksgiving from Uganda

Photo description: Student in her dorm room at PHNC

From Thursday, November 26, 2009

Today we were back in Kampala and spent the day touring more nursing schools; Mulago Tutors College and Public Health Nurses College to be specific. We did hear some encouraging news that the Minister of Health is interested in learning more about our program. Unfortunately our visit is coming to an end and we are unable to schedule a time during this visit.

However, in my talks with the national nursing association here in Uganda, UNANM, we are collaborating together on different front such as strengthening UNANM and strategizing an assembly of sorts where UNANM and TGF bring together the major players in health and discuss important ideas in addition to our goals and objectives for nursing education. At that point we will be able to share our programmatic strategy and model which will be the product of our extensive research. We are looking to come again in late March of next year. This will be a good time to meet the esteemed Minister.

Today is Thanksgiving and once again we are in Uganda and far from home and family. We had a lovely hotel dinner and gave our thanks. I am grateful for many things in my life including the enthusiastic reception our work continues to receive.

But thank you most of all to all the persons here in Uganda who support our work in a multitude of ways. I am immeasurably grateful.

Happy Thanksgiving from Uganda!