Herbert was the nephew of Robert Kalyesubula, a remarkable doctor who is one of a handful of nephrologists in Uganda. I am lucky enough to have Robert studying for a PhD at LSHTM with myself and Professor Liam Smeeth. He has been a dedicated Principle Investigator for the ARK study examining how to accurately measure kidney function in sub-Saharan Africa. Robert has also worked closely with Dr Gavin Dreyer, a nephrologist with an interest in global Health for the last ten years. Robert lost his father at the age of six and grew up in an orphanage: as well as working as a doctor and academic he runs a community based organization to help orphans in Uganda: accessuganda.org . As Robert says ‘in Uganda, dads are mostly still the bread winners and once they are gone the family suffers a lot’. He and his family have without hesitation taken on caring for Herbert’s children and the orphans he supported.

This is a difficult time for so many people but any small contributions to go towards finishing the rental properties will make a huge difference. As Robert says here ‘when I look at an orphan I see a future doctor’. Gavin and myself will take full responsibility to ensure that all donations go directly to support Herbert’s children.