A rainy start to the day

Awoke to a dull sunrise and rain. It had poured through the night with a dramatic storm. I’d heard a few clanks and lurches and shouting and decided that if things weren’t going well I’d be better off going back to sleep! We’d apparently shifted on our anchor and moved further out again. Rain stops play on the boat- too risky to bring patients on board. And they would be cold🤣. It actually did get a little cool. We had our clinical meeting- malaria. I know so little so all education a bonus. Clinical director Isiah is a fantastic teacher, doctor, coordinator, organiser and truly inspirational.
The rain ceased and After midday patients started arriving- then we had to have lunch.🤣. Down to work. 150 to see somehow between 6 of us. Slow going for us mzungas with translators. Nothing too unusual. But different. A lot have HIV and very much just considered a chronic disease- it seems very little stigma now. We can test on boat and check CD4 levels. ( I’ve had to educate myself re HIV). Then last 2 cases were malaria. Good to have had the tutorial. They get it frequently so no dramas for them. Packed boats clinical areas up, boat washed down. Reading and soon dinner.
We will have a lot to see tomorrow before moving on.Baca selengkapnya