After a long day of traveling, the World Children’s Initiative (WCI)team arrived in Uganda late Sunday evening for WCI’s fourth Clinical Service and Training Trip to the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) in Kampala, Uganda. Although we were all dealing with varying levels of jetlag, we were excited to get started on Monday morning.
Arrival in Entebbe
Getting all our luggage and supplies.
Our first day at UHI was pretty busy as everyone did their part to promote the WCI mission of UHI independence and sustainability.
WCI and UHI teams preparing for welcome meeting.
After a warm welcome from our UHI colleagues, all members of the WCI team got started on our particular tasks.
Uganda Heart Institute Team
The catheterization team including Dr. Kanishka Ratnayaka and catheterization tech Dan Sage worked with their UHI counterparts to check inventory, evaluate equipment, and review patients to prepare for the first day of catheterization cases.
WCI’s Dr. Ratnayaka, UHI’s Dr. Lubega, UHI’s cath tech Daudi Kirenza
Our very experienced nurse and Project Heart Uganda veteran, Charles Fleming gave a well-attended lecture about post-catheterization care for the UHI nursing staff.
Deep Gulasekaram, Dr. Ratnayaka and Dr. Jattu Senesie participated in several meetings with the UHI staff to discuss how WCI can best continue to support their efforts to help kids live longer and play harder.
WCI cath team and UHI pediatric cath team meeting.
Our talented creative team of Tanuj Chopra and Sedi Pak made their way around UHI documenting all of our activities.
WCI documentarian Tanuj Chopra.
We’re all thrilled to see how much the UHI physicians, nurses and techs have progressed towards being an independent, self-sustaining pediatric catheterization program since WCI’s first clinical service and training trip four years ago.
