Dr Anne Merriman, omuwandiisi w’ebitabo
1935 - 2025 mu mwaka gwa 1935

Jjukira omusika gw’omugenzi era omwagalwa omutandisi waffe, Dr. Anne Merriman, nga tuwaayo okuwaayo okujja okuyamba okugenda mu maaso n’omulimu gw’enkyukakyuka ogwa HAU.

Okumala emyaka egisukka mu 32, Dr. Anne yawaayo ekitone kye, obukugu n’omutima gwe okulaba ng’abantu aboolekedde endwadde ez’amaanyi, ezikomya obulamu mu Uganda ne mu Afrika yonna bafuna okubudaabudibwa, ekitiibwa, n’emirembe.

Omulimu gwe ogw’okutandikawo emirimu mu kujjanjaba okukkakkanya obulumi guleese okukendeeza ku bulumi ku bbeeyi n’obuwagizi obw’ekisa eri enkumi n’enkumi z’abalwadde n’amaka – okukyusa okubonaabona okufuuka okubudaabudibwa n’okuggwaamu essuubi mu kitiibwa. Okwolesebwa kwa Dr. Anne okutakyukakyuka, . “Obujjanjabi obukkakkanya obulumi eri buli muntu mu Afrika eyeetaaga,” kituukirira okuyita mu kwewaayo kwe okunywevu n’obuwagizi obutasuubirwa obw’abawaayo obuyambi bwaffe. Dr. Anne yafa ku myaka 90 nga May 18 – kyokka yalekawo omusika omugagga ogw’okwagala, obuweereza, n’okwewaayo okutakyukakyuka eri obuntu.

Tukuyita okussa ekitiibwa mu mulimu gw’obulamu bwe ng’owaayo ssente ez’enjawulo mu linnya lye.

Okuwaayo kwo kujja kuba n’amaanyi oku:

• Yamba okuwagira emisomo egyatandikibwawo Dr. Anne
• Okuwa obujjanjabi obwetaagisa, okumalawo obulumi, n’okuwagira abalwadde n’ab’omu maka gaabwe mu biseera ebisinga okuba ebizibu mu bulamu
• Okugenda mu maaso n’emirimu gya Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care ne International Programs nga batendeka n’okusomesa abakugu mu by’obulamu okwetoloola Africa mu by’obujjanjabi obw’okukkakkanya obulumi

Nga tuli wamu, tusobola okulaba nti omusika gwa Dr. Anne guwangaala – nga guleeta essuubi n’okubudaabudibwa eri abantu abatabalika mu myaka egijja.