I had a very pleasant weekend in Kigali and beyond.
One of the places I saw was the Hotel des Milles Collines, which was featured in the film “Hotel Rwanda.”
On Saturday evening, I had a dinner meeting with the leader of the Anglican Church in Rwanda, Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini and several others. Our church in [...]

Today I had a very helpful meeting with Dr. Patrick Kyamanywa, the dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the National University of Rwanda. The med school is in Butare, where I will be in a few days, but he and I met in Kigali.
Patrick is a surgeon, with an active medical practice, who [...]

Today I had the privilege of meeting with several health leaders here in Kigali.
I was introduced to them via my friend, Nathan Thielman, MD, who is a faculty member at Duke Med School. Nathan is an internist who does work in infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, and global health.
I visited with two Ob/Gyn physicians [...]

I spent two days at the remote and idyllic Shyira Hospital.
In many respects they lack much of what we take for granted in the US — for example, they only have electricity for two hours each evening, when the generator is running.
But in other respects, they have so much that we lack — [...]

Last week, President Obama spoke to a joint session of Congress about health reform, and polling afterwards has shown an upturn in support for him and for his recommendations for overhauling health care in America.
Today, Senator Max Baucus, the chair of the Senate Finance Committee, unveiled his long-awaited proposal. I continue to believe the [...]

Today the news is filled with stories about the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts from an incurable brain tumor.
During his almost fifty years in the Congress, Senator Kennedy has been a dominant leader in so many areas of our national life – health and health care, education, civil rights, and on and [...]

We had a very full day yesterday.
We spent the morning at the “South Building” of the University of Trujillo, meeting with the Rector (like our Chancellor) and others. He was about to receive an official delegation from the University of Guantanamo, in Cuba, and he invited us to join him for the meeting. [...]

This week I had the privilege of visiting with Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika, the President of the Republic of Malawi. Irving Hoffman, who directs the UNC Project in Malawi, and I traveled to New York, and met with the President there. He was in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly.
At our meeting [...]

At long last, I have been able to upload my photos from Malawi and Zambia. Enjoy!

We are back in Lilongwe, after a MAGNIFICENT weekend in the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. It was even better than we had thought. Irving Hoffman gave us wonderful advice on what to do for a short (three days and two nights) holiday.
We left here on Friday morning, all in order, and [...]