Expanding Transfusion Access
In partnership with Linda Barnes at Bloodworks NW, who is involved in implementation science, Dr. Meghan Delaney, chief of pathology and laboratory medicine, created and ran a three-day symposium in Kampala, Uganda on transfusion, focusing on issues pertinent to the local population. “We had all these providers, from surgeons to pediatricians to obstetricians,” recalls Dr. […]
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Kampala
Dr. Craig Sable began his work in Uganda in 2003, focusing on improving providers’ ability to diagnose RHD and take care of their patients. He began with efforts to expand the Ugandan Heart Institute’s surgical capacity to provide the life-saving operations necessary for curing heart valve defects caused by RHD and CHD. Dr. Sable recalls […]