Monthly Archives: June 2011

I finally have gotten on the internet at the hospital so below is an entry from me! I will try to upload an image but am not sure the internet is capable of that. All is going very well and … Continue reading →

(Posted by my daughter) In general, I am getting more sleep here as I got to be around 10:00 or 10:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. I was surprised to find that it gets dark around 7 PM … Continue reading →

Habari Za Asubuhi (How are you this morning?) Nsuri sana (very good!) I have picking up some Swahili since being here, especially the greetings. We arrived at church this morning on time at 9 AM but were surprised to see … Continue reading →

Hi all!  I am well. Yesterday, I went with the mobile clinic to a rural area to give medical care to pregnant women and children.  I helped by drawing up the vaccines into syringes and the student nurse with our … Continue reading →

Once again my daughter is posting this.  I still have no internet access but it kind of adds to the whole experience of Africa! Today we travelled to Bukoba, Tanzania to visit a baby orphanage and eat lunch at an … Continue reading →

I arrived safe and sound with the rest of the group of 17, on Monday evening June 6.  It was quite a trip; 7.5 hours to London, 11 hrs waiting at Heathrow airport, 8.5 hours to Entebbe, Uganda, and then … Continue reading →

The link below will provide a general overview of the health issues that plague Africa.  Future posts with the WHO links will cover more specific issues/diseases.  Note that the leading cause of death in young children is Malaria, which is … Continue reading →