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Session: 1 Be a Dependable Team Player!

Hi, I am writing to you on a Sunday afternoon ! We were at Lubowa today. A good friend of mine currently heads a great organisation in town. His organization is the Federation of Uganda Employers.   He does many things because of this role and acumen. For the purpose of this write up, I will focus on his write ups in the New Vision news paper.   His write ups are published every Monday. I read a news paper every day. I have something or someone to look up to daily. When I was growing up, I looked up to Mr Ras  , Old Fox (never mind that some of it was adult content) and Ekanya .  Now I look up to other things. I never want to miss Muwonge C.W Magembe, my friend Mer  Douglas Opio and others. In one of his recent pieces Mr Opio wrote about the importance of building strong teams at a workplace. It was a good read. It made me remember an incident that happened years ago. I will be brief with the story.  I will write it simply and plainly. The...

Palliative Care - Because I Matter

Dear Friends, WHPCD 2018 Theme Today I write to you about something different from my usual stories. This blog is about my thoughts. I intend to start writing about some of the work that I have been involved over time. This piece is about my currently work. Its work not for the faint hearted. It is meaningful work - touching lives and all that. Please read up to the end. On Saturday October 13th 2018, the world will commemorate the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD 2018)  under the theme  Palliative Care – Because I Matter! This is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU ) where I currently work is spearheading the commemoration of this day in Uganda. The event will be held at Makerere University Sports Grounds.  The aim of the events will be to create awareness and to promote collaboration for advancement of palliative care services in Uganda....