Pangaea Talk Radio

The Infectious Diseases Institute in Kampala, Uganda: Lessons learned in the creation of an HIV/AIDS clinic and training center in the developing world

Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
Julia Martin
Julia Martin
Pangaea President Pat Christen interviews Chuck Wilson, Operations, Fiscal and Construction Manager, and Julia Martin, Manager of Programs and Personnel, about the development at the Infectious Diseases Institute (“IDI”) at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda; recorded on May 24, 2004

Pangaea’s Julia Martin and Chuck Wilson have played a key role in the creation and development of the new Infectious Diseases Institute (“IDI”) at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. This facility, which is scheduled to be fully operational in October of 2004, will serve as both an HIV/AIDS clinic serving thousands of patients every month and a regional HIV clinical training center for physicians and nurses. Its founders, the physicians of the Academic Alliance for AIDS Care and Prevention in Africa (“Academic Alliance”), believe that the IDI will serve as a model for the treatment and prevention of AIDS in a resource-limited environment. Chuck and Julia, who have been overseeing the project for the last three years, provide a unique, on-the-ground perspective about what it takes to develop medical infrastructure in the developing world.

Pat Christen

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  • Section 1 (6:18)
    • Overview of the IDI
    • Professional and personal backgrounds
    • Bringing the pieces together
    • Pfizer’s role in providing technical expertise
  • Section 2 (5:27)
    • Clinical services provided
    • Administrative underpinnings
    • Drug procurement issues
    • Consequences of limited drug access
  • Section 3 (3:57)
    • A young patient’s journey
    • Making a difference one life at a time
    • A little money goes a long way
    • Groundswell of patients to the clinic
  • Section 4 (8:36)
    • What the IDI means to Ugandans
    • Investing in the future
    • Building to international standards
    • Expanding existing clinic programs
    • Creation of a comprehensive training program
    • Make-up of the clinical and training teams
  • Section 5 (9:42)
    • Surprises and lessons learned
    • Strength of family and community in Uganda
    • Average days for Chuck and Julia
    • Unanticipated challenges a way of life
  • Section 6 (2:47)
    • Bridging the gap between Africa and North America
    • Final thoughts
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