Yesterday I worked in the Kasese clinic alongside George Matanpadeu who is the other clinical medical officer that works here full time. I am very impressed with both Wilson and George and their clinical skills and expertise. It has been so helpful to learn from them the way things are managed here.
We are diagnosing and tracking two diseases that really should no longer exist on this earth - pellagra and malaria. It is so heartbreaking to see these sick babies with temperatures as high as 104.8, so ill they cannot even sit up, with severe headaches and body pain. We are seeing several cases a day.
I was quite tired at the end of the day and managed to go to sleep before 9 and other than a little tossing and turning slept really well.
Today the entire team loaded up and went to Bowe. It was quite nostalgic for me as this is where my work in Malawi started back in 2011 and continued through 2013. We met the new priest, Father John, who has been here a year and admitted that his work is quite the challenge. We did not meet his compadre, Father Joseph, as he is away learning Chichewe, the native tribal language in this area.
The people in Bowe were so grateful for our coming as they do not have any other healthcare available in their district. Fortunately, we did not see a large number of very ill people. Many were there for minor problems or medication refills. The children were in school so we only saw a few of them. At the end of the day, we heard choir practice around the corner at the church and went to check it out. Stephen is a musician and sat right down and joined in the drum playing. Video to follow, and it is indeed a "joyful noise".
Tired again and sorry the blog is a bit boring with no photos to post due to my being technologically challenged.
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