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Sr Miriam Duggan FMSA, FRCOG (82) is a native of Limerick, Ireland. In 1969 she was one of the first qualified obstetricians in Uganda. She headed the maternity unit of Nsambia Hospital, Kampala for 30 years. In this 30 minute interview Sr Miriam discusses her experiences, including :  Addressing the Ugandan parliament on abortion.  The abstinence programme for HIV which reduced the incidence from 25% to 6%  The role of Mother Kevina (Kearney) in the development of health care in Uganda.  Conscientious Objection for pro life medical students and health care personnel.  UK abortion experiences.  She also mentions her early medical training and specialisation in obstetrics. What a wonderful woman!

Some bits of news - hot off the press. 1. Heythrop College is to close. T here is a full statement by the Principal, Michael Holman SJ here . The reasons for closure are stated as: "the College has had to provide for the costs of increased regulatory requirements without the economies of scale available to other colleges and universities. Expectations of all that makes up the “student experience” in addition to the quality of teaching and learning (for example, facilities, the technology infrastructure, internships and activities) have also increased and meeting these expectations has become more costly too. Meanwhile, government reforms have meant that the market for students has become more competitive and, specialising in just two subject areas as we do, the opportunities to diversify have been limited." The crux of it appears to be the fact that they have not attracted enough students. You may be aware that the College has attracted some scandal in recent yea...