Author: Mary Ajwang

Mary Ajwang is from the Oyam District of Northern Uganda. After graduating with a nursing degree from Makerere University in Kampala, Mary completed a clinical internship program in Kristianstad Central Hospital, Sweden. There, she received training in pediatrics, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology and general medicine. While working at her internship, she was exposed to the great differences between health care systems in Sweden and Uganda and was driven to help mend that problem. Once Mary returned from Sweden, she worked as a pediatric ward nurse in a government aided Lira Region referral hospital. In her time there, she obtained extensive clinical and health promotion experience. This experience benefited her greatly when she went on to pursue her Master of Public Health at Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom. Mary also volunteered with UNICEF-UK while in Glasgow. She loves reading, traveling, meeting new people and playing team medic for a local basketball team in Kampala.