Norah Owaraga

Stan Burkey 1938-2025

The Patron of Uganda Change Agent Association, Dr. Maggie Kigozi, and change agents world over. In accordance with his wishes, I notify you that yesterday, 3rd July 2025, at 5:40 a.m. our Stan Burkey rested, whilst in the care of medical teams in Uganda. I will share more later about his wishes of the “celebration…

Worry about current policy priorities

Our priorities are wrong and they will come back to bite us. And future generations too will be beaten the hardest. Hell, we are already facing the repercussions of our misdirected priorities. For instance, how it has become the norm to ill-treat our elderly and retirees. Denying them their dues which they need to live…

Surgery as a medical tourist in Edinburgh

“A cardinal tenet of good healthcare is that it provides not only good evidence-based outcomes, but it enhances autonomy and choice. If the system does not do that, many people, especially those of means, vote with their feet!” Dr. David Ndawula. I am among those who voted with my feet and chose to travel abroad,…

Staying true to my cultural roots

Consciously and even sub-consciously, I believe, I have a constant hunger to be nourished by knowledge of my cultural roots. To understand from whence I came and who my people were pre-colonization. When I learn something about my ancestors and their way of life, I attempt to adapt and live by my new learning. Each…