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A Month in the Life of a Rural Hospital
After we covered the tourism aspects of Kisiizi Falls and discussed staying healthy in general, allow me to give you some practical examples of how we provide health care in upcountry Uganda. Today’s article is based on a richly illustrated newsletter we send out every month or so, and if you wish to get future…
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No More Quarantine for Fully Vaccinated Arrivals to Rwanda
Fantastic news for everybody eager to travel to Rwanda, and especially for our upcoming Gorilla Highlands Mega Trek: if you are fully vaccinated, you will not anymore need to waste 24 hours waiting for your PCR test results! The communique is pasted below but you will also find the information summarised on our Covid-19 Travel…
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Not Malaria
24mm, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO1600 Last week I shared my own malaria scare, but since I happened to be staying at a wildlife sanctuary with a full veterinary clinic it is perhaps understandable that I was able to receive help so quickly. Not everyone might be so lucky, right? Well, perhaps not, but the truth is…
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Avoid Kissing Chimps
I generally manage to stay pretty healthy on my travels through a combination of common sense, a robust immune system and precautions such as wearing long sleeves, washing my hands and avoiding travel in high-risk malarial areas. But just like during the rainy season in tropical Africa: when it rains, it pours. I had been…
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You’ve Had an Accident in a Gorilla National Park — What Now?
Greetings from Mgahinga Gorilla National Park! Once again, Moses Turinawe here, and allow me to share with you some advice on the topic of dealing with accidents and injuries in protected areas of the Gorilla Highlands. Accidents may certainly vary from park to park, depending on its geographical location, terrain, nature of vegetation and animals…
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Staying Healthy in Uganda and Rwanda — 2 Doctors’ 7 Pieces of Advice
Wish to stay healthy while travelling in Uganda or Rwanda? As well as obvious advice such as being careful not to upset a silverback, simple measures can make all the difference to your visit. As we say in the profession, prevention is always better than cure. Instead of giving you a long list of rather…
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Ancient MasterCard
70 mm, f5.0, 1/160s, ISO800 When I first started travelling, traveller’s cheques were still a thing (though I don’t think I ever made much use of them). So was bringing cash — usually USD back in those days — to be turned into local currency at dodgy foreign exchange counters, or expensive hotels. I remember…
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Just One Boda Boda Horror Story
It would be rather irresponsible to run a Staying Safe and Healthy series and not address the issue of passenger motorcycles. They are available all over the Gorilla Highlands region, parked right at the cross section of affordability, practicality, traffic accidents and crime. The temptation to jump on one is huge both in traffic-jammed cities…
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Why Is Rwanda Safer Than Its Neighbours?
Rwanda is universally seen as the most secure country of the Gorilla Highlands region, and that is not a coincidence. My people have learned a painful lesson during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and after that shared traumatic experience the country has changed significantly. Rwandans are constantly reminded of the importance of working together,…
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