Tracheostomy Workshop in Tanzania Brings Together CHESA Faculty and Fellows

CHESA faculty leader Mary Jue Xu, MD led a CHESA-supported tracheostomy workshop from September 16-17, at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It brought together current and former CHESA fellows from Uganda and Tanzania for hands-on training in airway management and tracheostomy care. Participants included Baraka Musimu, MBChB, MMed, Julius Kessy, MBChB, MMed, Willybroad Massawe, MBChB, MMed, Ruth Kagere, MBChB, MMed, and Richard Gamubaka, MBChB. “It was really a wonderful program. I did not even want to blink,” said Dr. Gamubaka. “We will plan with Ruth [Kagere] to give a talk and demonstrate the new skills we learned to teams in both our hospitals in Uganda. Sending my heartfelt gratitude to Mary and team CHESA.”