Background In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the damage to respiratory health
caused by biomass smoke and tobacco smoke. We assessed the prevalence of chronic …

Background Mentoring is a core component of medical education and career success.
There is increasing global emphasis on mentorship of young scientists in order to train and …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), once regarded as a disease
of developed countries, is now recognised as a common disease in low-and middle-income …

Introduction Primary effusion lymphoma is a recently recognized entity of AIDS related non-Hodgkin
lymphomas. Despite Africa being greatly affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, an …

Aim To collect data on prevalence of COPD and related risk factors in a rural area of Uganda.
Methods Population-based cross-sectional epidemiological survey of randomly selected …

Introduction: In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the damage to respiratory health
caused by indoor biomass fuel use and tobacco smoke. Aim: To survey the prevalence and …

Background: Blood smear microscopy is the recommended gold standard test for laboratory
confirmation of malaria. However, due to some limitations associated with microscopy such …

… Dr Worodria has taught most of the current pulmonologists including Dr Simon Luzige (current
Director of Nakasero Hospital), Dr. Bruce Kirenga, Dr. Lydia Nakiyingi, Dr. …

… Simon Luzige knew he wanted to be a doctor when he was a 13—year old boy in Uganda.
As a post» graduate student in internal medicine at Makerere University in Kampala, he …

INTRODUCTION: In 2010, the rate of new HIV infection was seven times higher in Black men
than White men in the United States. Black men account for 74% of persons living with HIV/…