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Oli Otya?  Life and Loss in Rural Uganda tells the story of a team of nurses from a small hospital who travel to the villages, areas where pain and suffering are often endured rather than relieved, to care for people facing life -threatening illnesses. Naggalama, Uganda is less than 25 miles from Kampala, the capital, but it is, in many ways, a world away. Families depend on the harvest; children fill cans of water at the pump; and food simmers on open fires. With little access to healthcare, villagers frequently turn to traditional healers, herbalists and bone setters, hoping to ease their suffering.  Nurse Prossy Nafula and her team bring medical supplies and liquid morphine to patients in the community. They are accompanied by two American physician volunteers, Randi Diamond, a palliative care specialist at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, and her husband, Howard Eison, an internist in private practice. The intimacy of medical care is a window into the lives of the villagers and the challenges of integrating Western medical practices with traditional beliefs. 

Oli Otya? is a journey into the heart of medicine.