Today we travelled through the rural area of Elmanagil to reach one of the very few hospitals in this very large region. U of Gezira sends their med students to this hospital for rotations. 15 primary care centres, that are the responsibility of one physician, refer to this hospital if he is unable to help them himself. The health problems in the rural areas are staggering in number and severity. The main problems are malaria and schistosomiasis (children you see on TV with the swollen bellies). The people bath themselves, swim, and in many cases, drink contaminated water - it is the only water source they have - this is how they become infected with the parasite. Today my heart was broken. On the bright side, the government is beginning to financially support development in these areas; and gradually they are brining electricity and clean water to these remote villages.
Hello to all who read these entries-
BTW - it is 39 degrees celsius today! Are you guys enjoying the snow?
L
p.s. I have added some pics at the bottom of the blog......
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1 comment:
Love the pictures LeeAnne, keep them coming! Tell Tim that socks with sandals went out of fashion a long time ago :)
Cheers,
Tammy
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