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IDI Celebrates 1000th Graduate
June 30, 2006: The number of healthcare workers who have received specialized HIV/AIDS training at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University (IDI) has crossed the 1000 mark. Dr. Mariam Luyiga, a Medical Officer with TASO, became the 1000th graduate of the HIV/AIDS Training Programme at IDI. She has graduated today alongside 20 other trainees after completing modules on paediatric HIV/AIDS, mother-to-child HIV transmission and research. “I feel great about being the 1000th but what is most important is the knowledge I acquired from this place. I learnt many things including how to start patients on ARVs, when to change drugs, handling side effects, and above all I got hands-on experience,” said Dr. Luyiga. She added: “I was running an ARV programme but I felt I was still lacking in some ways because what I had acquired from the medical school at the time I graduated was not enough. I recommend that all health professionals in clinical practice come to do this course. HIV management is dynamic and you can never stick to the old little things you learnt in the past.”
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Chinese Prime Minister Visits IDI
June 24, 2006: The Chinese Prime Minister, His Excellency Wen Jiabao, today visited the Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University.
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Dr. Allan Ronald Receives Wightman Award
June 23, 2006
Laboratory Medicine in Africa: A Barrier to Effective Health Care
February 1, 2006
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