Samuel Waliggo Ssegawa

Part II Interview with Samuel Waliggo, MPH, Founder and Executive Director of the MOD Public Health Foundation Uganda Interviewer: Our decisions or indecisions have a health impact. The things we decide about or do not affect us within an ecosystem of things. We thrive, survive and strive within ecosystems variously as you stated earlier. Help our readers connect one health, global and public health. Samuel Waliggo: We are connected by many aspects on this planet which in turn is connected to other bodies in the universe. The earth is made up of land mass, air, temperature, water bodies, animals, plants, and other things that may be seen or so minuscule that they are not visible to the eye but exist physically or non-physically. These can be life-supporting or not. For instance, the diseases that affect animals affect us. These diseases may pass to humans zoonotically. Or the effect may be seen if we rely on animals for food or their products to make money. Humans, animals, and plants ...

Part 1 Interview with Samuel Waliggo, MPH, Founder and Executive Director of the MOD Public Health Foundation, Uganda Samuel Waliggo believes in  working as a team to showcase that Communities of Practice (COP), Public-Private Mix (PPM), Resilient and Sustainable Systems of Health and Development (RSSHD), Social Protection (SP), Community Led Monitoring (CLM) and Community  Systems Strengthening (CSS) are applicable, workable and adaptable in Uganda. Interviewer: You are a Public Health Foundation in Uganda, tell me What have been some of the healing stories you can share with me? This interview will be done in three parts. So, please brace yourself.  Samuel Waliggo: Waooo! Thank you for the opportunity to talk to you again. There are several healing stories. I like the term you are using. “Healing Stories.” Interviewer: Sure, there is another term, and it is “Stories rooted in resilience!” Samuel Waliggo: Now, that is relatable and putting it so well. I am glad we can sh...