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South Carolina Impacting Global Health by Bridging Two Worlds to Save Lives

1,260 views · Published 7 June 2018 · 9:30 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: South Carolina ETV · 2018 · Howto & Style

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Imagine having to walk 120 miles before you could receive health care. Once you get there, you are told there is no doctor available. This would seem highly improbably for someone living in the United States, but it is quite common in places like Uganda.

Dr. Edward O'Bryan of MUSC, has taken several mission trips to these third world countries on missions trips, people would be "lined up waiting for care'' and "that just wasn' something you woud see here in the U.S." Seeing this need was what prompted him to co-found OneWorld Health a nonprofit organization that has started several sustainable medical centers including Masindi-Kitara Medical Center where Dr. Godson Senyondo works. 

Dr.Godson treats patients on a daily basis who otherwise would not have received any care. Medical facilities are scarce much less specialists. Dr. Godson says, " often finds himself multi-tasking as the cardiologists, radiologists, and so much more to fill the gaps. To be able to do this, Dr. Godson has a valuable resource that he leans on: Telehealth.

Dr. Edward O’Bryan at MUSC, who also is the co-founder of OneWorld Health, the non-profit that started the Masindi-Kitara Medical Center and several others, is a key player in the stateside Telehealth group. He, as well as other specialists, provide valuable insight to Dr. Godson and his staff through live video consults. Dr. Godson also has options available to him through different apps when it comes to sending x-rays and ultrasounds to radiologists for more advanced diagnosis.

Telehealth has proven to be a more than just a resource for the Ugandan doctors. Doctors on both ends say they benefit from the interactions. More importantly, people’s lives have been saved, and others now have a much better quality of life due to Telemedicine and the efforts of people involved with OneWorld Health and MUSC.

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