GHANA - DAY 2

Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital introductions and Takoradi city tour

A little more refreshed after my sleep, I started to feel more positive this morning. We had our briefing first thing followed by a hospital tour and then the city tour. We are lucky enough to have a Tro-tro which will take us to our placement shifts and back again... But it was funny, it looks in much better condition than it actually is!

Everything is different, and the heat is oppressive. Simple things become much harder in the heat, so I'm looking forward to acclimatising a bit so I struggle less with that. Everyone is so friendly, both inside the student house and outside. All the nurses and doctors we were introduced to were glad to see us and made us feel welcome!

Ghana bear (Honey as Oscar named her) visited the hospital with us, but decided to stay at he house for the city tour. Shame, she missed out on a lovely dip in the warm gulf of Guinea 😍

My placement starts tomorrow and I am in A&E. Very excited but also very nervous.Leia mais