Uganda Study Abroad: Visiting Mulago Hospital in Kampala

I continue my search for
suitable medical options in Uganda. I research and follow leads where I
encounter them.

Currently, I have insurance
through my work that has a Travel Assistance program. I requested information
about hospitals and ERs in the Kampala area. One, to see if how good the
referral program is. Two, to see whether I might have to travel to neighboring
Kenya for any medical attention, which would require the foresight of obtaining a
VISA.

Concurrently, my husband has
had need of accompanying his brothers to Mulago Hospital, which I’ve heard has a
terrible standard of care, even though it is the regional hospital, meaning it
is the best in the country. My husband was appalled at the squalor. The
emergency room was littered with garbage, dirty gloves, blood and grime. The
student doctors were carrying on, giggling and having fun with their cell
phones in the corner.

Above is the video of various
Americans’ assessment of the situation. Give thought to the fact that Stephen
likely saw the way it truly was and these white students were taken through
after a thorough scrubbing of the premises.