Red dust, IV tubing, 9 chickens, and a romance novel
The title of this entry sums up the trip out to the village for the mobile clinic and back on Saturday. It is dry season here in DR Congo,...
On the Pulse | 07/19/10
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3 more weeks to go!
What a CRAZY last few weeks. I mean crazy. I did not do as well as I wanted to on my last Pathophysiology test, I am just going to put that...
On the Pulse | 07/14/10
Mobile Clinic in Walungu Territory, DRC
We have completed four mobile clinics in two villages, Ikoma and Mwirama, in the Walungu territory, about 45 km from Bukavu. This area...
On the Pulse | 07/14/10
Checking in with the Student House
Since we last checked in, it was time to move into the Student House…that was May. Now, two months later, we’re all settled in,...
On the Pulse | 07/13/10
Pigs for Peace success stories in Congo
It has been a busy but productive few weeks with our animal husbandry microfinance program, Pigs for Peace (www.glrbtp.org). Pigs for Peace...
On the Pulse | 07/12/10
Confronting the complicated problem of rape in the DRC
Our mobile clinic and research began in Ikoma, a village about 25km from Bukavu, the Capital City of the DRC’s South Kivu province....
On the Pulse | 07/06/10
For SON faculty & students, work continues in Haiti
I am in Jeremie, Haiti, with a group of SON nurses working at the Haitian Health Foundation. All is going well so far, although we have had...
On the Pulse | 07/01/10
Work begins in DRC
We have begun our work in Eastern DRC. The team’s focus continues to be on improving the health, economic and social well-being of...
On the Pulse | 06/22/10
Arrival in Bukavu, DRC
I have arrived safely in Bukavu after a very long trip over three days (D.C., Brussels, Cairo, Nairobi, Bujambura, Kigali, Cyangugu). Note...
On the Pulse | 06/19/10
