Building Self-Sustainable Health Care in Uganda

​BY JK FALLIN, MD​I had the opportunity to travel an extraordinarily long distance to Uganda last year on a mission with One World Heath, a nonprofit that aims to provide affordable health care to communities in need. The trip had a rather disjointed start because Delta forgot that they needed a computer to fly their airplane. After this minor hiccup, we embarked on our journey across the Atlantic, then Europe and Africa before landing in Entebbe, Uganda.Entebbe is about 20 miles southwest of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, but there is in reality little demarcation between the two towns. It's located along beautiful Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, which is bordered by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. The city is extremely energetic with surprising signs of modernization but a prevailing sense of a developing world culture still trying to find its identity.Our travels were not yet finished. After landing, we met a representative of One World Health at the airport, who chauffeured us to our hotel for the evening. Our first night was spent coming to terms with how air conditioning was a privilege not experienced by the majority of the planet. After several cold showers and a wonderful breakfast, we loaded onto a mission van to go on the last leg of our journey.After driving five hours north, up through the heart of the country, we made it to our destination of Masindi. This is a smaller town where One World Health has established a permanent clinic. The organiza...
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