Global Health Program Annual Report 2021

The Value of Life Can Be
Lost Quickly
After March 2020, the subsequent months were full of uncertainty.
Many people had anticipated that things would settle in two or three
months. We as a program planning to resume business in August
had to postpone to August 2021. Everything changed within the blink
of an eye. Who could have thought 2020 was going to be such a
difficult year at its start?!
Susan
Nalugo, BBA, DMA
Coordinator of the Makerere
University - Yale University
(MUYU) Collaboration
If there is anything I have learned since the outbreak of the pandemic,
it is the value of life and how quickly it can be lost. For this reason, I
endeavor to practice the measures as recommended by the Ministry
of Health but I also spread the message, especially now that there is
election excitement and fewer advertisements airing on televisions
and radio stations.
When the World As I
Knew It Changed
Ahang Zafari
I know that with all said and done I’m one of the very lucky ones. I
recognize how privileged I am to have a roof over my head, food on
the table, and the ability to stay home and take care of my family
without worrying about where the next paycheck is coming from or
if I will have access to housing. Just as importantly, I am lucky that I
don’t have to go through this alone. Watching the news and talking
to family members in Iran breaks my heart, seeing the death toll
rising and hearing of the loss of loved ones who did nothing wrong to
deserve this sad and solitary ending to their lives. The pandemic has
certainly wreaked havoc in everyone’s lives around the globe, but if
we hold on to each other and enjoy every little thing that happens
around us each day, maybe we can overcome the sadness and loss
that we feel.
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