We have enjoyed the c
hance to go on hospital rounds together, along with a translator. Our patients were about 2/3 children and 1/3 adults. Here's Mamadou, a severely malnourished boy who stayed with us for a week. Malnutrition here is rampant - we rejoice when we see a well nourished child !! 
Matt Megill is from Philadelphia and recently finished his internal medicine residency at Temple University. He is here for two years as a World Medical Mission fellow along with his wife, Tara, and two young children! We have greatly enjoyed the chance to work with him and are most impressed that he is able to talk with many patients in the Hausa language despite only 3 months of language study !!
Outpatient clinic takes up much of our days. In our room, OPD 1, patients line up on a bench on one side a
nd we see them, one by one. We examine some of them behind curtains and others simply sitting in a chair next to us. Privacy is minimal - in fact, it is amusing to hear the patient being examined talking with another who is waiting on the bench!! As is often seen in Africa, moms carry their babes on their backs, all tucked in nice and cozy.
Dr. Henri Blanc has served here for a number of years. He is from France an
d speaks only a little English (and we speak only a little French !); nonetheless, we have been able to communicate some and have enjoyed getting to know him. Here he is in clinic with one of the compound dogs, Wang-Ti.
Galmi
Hospital is very very old and a bit rundown. A building project has been started but a delay occurred when the supervisor had a stroke and had to go back to the states. Recently, a general contractor from Oklahoma, Mitch Harris, has come to volunteer for several months to get things going again. He is in his mid 60s and a real salt-of-the-earth fellow whom we have enjoyed getting to know. The local workers respect him and it looks like some progress is being made.
nd we see them, one by one. We examine some of them behind curtains and others simply sitting in a chair next to us. Privacy is minimal - in fact, it is amusing to hear the patient being examined talking with another who is waiting on the bench!! As is often seen in Africa, moms carry their babes on their backs, all tucked in nice and cozy.Dr. Henri Blanc has served here for a number of years. He is from France an
d speaks only a little English (and we speak only a little French !); nonetheless, we have been able to communicate some and have enjoyed getting to know him. Here he is in clinic with one of the compound dogs, Wang-Ti.
Galmi
Hospital is very very old and a bit rundown. A building project has been started but a delay occurred when the supervisor had a stroke and had to go back to the states. Recently, a general contractor from Oklahoma, Mitch Harris, has come to volunteer for several months to get things going again. He is in his mid 60s and a real salt-of-the-earth fellow whom we have enjoyed getting to know. The local workers respect him and it looks like some progress is being made. 
The last picture on this post is of a cute girl we saw in clinic. The children here are adorable and it is so sad to see how ill they often get and how limited are our resources to help them !!
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