Makerere University Walter Reed Project
Newsletter Versions
Editorial
Prossy N. Sekiziyivu
Dear reader,
It is with great pleasure that we bring you another issue
of MUWRP News. Welcome back from the
holiday. It is a season that inspires renewed hope and
faith in many of us. Despite recent disappointments, it
is this hope that encourages us at MUWRP to continue
the fight against HIV, with the faith that one sweet
day, ‘We shall overcome!’ In this, dear reader, we are privileged to have you as our partner.
With each passing day, the changing face of the HIV
epidemic presents new challenges to society.
In this
issue we bring you perspectives on some of them.
The news, however, is not all worrying; we have made
and continue to make major strides in the area of
treatment. Don’t miss the second part of our HIV
chronology series.
But HIV is not the only challenge our public health
system faces. I am sure each of you received the news
of the end of the Ebola epidemic in Uganda with great
relief but for how long?. In the last issue we told you
that MUWRP was expanding its portfolio to include
an Avian Influenza Pandemic Influenza Surveillance
project. Want to know why? Just read on.
‘
All work and no play make Jack a dull boy!’ On a
lighter note, we bring you staff developments, the
teambuilding event and pictures galore. My only
advice, enjoy
the reading!