A Dark Night Emergency-part 2
By Samatha Ludick
Clinic at the Gate
Part 1
Villagers Gather Sticks for Splints
We quickly greet those on shore and Magic explains that we don’t have much time. Putting on gloves I examine the driver of the motorbike. He does not appear in such dire straits. I inspect a cut on his head and a fat lip, [...]
A Dark Night Emergency-Part 1
Can We Cross in the Dark of Night?
Samantha Ludick, Clinic at the Gate
It was 7 in the evening when the call came in.
"Is your boat working," came the question from the other end of the line? "Yes", I replied.
"Can you go across the lake to Mkanjila and pick up a patient? There has been [...]
Two Trailers Reach Namikango Hospital … At the Same Time
When it rains it pours. It is a saying that often has a negative connotation in the circumstances of life. Another saying is that "two are better than one." In this case two instead of one is a really good thing. Although they were shipped with space between ship dates, two trailers filled [...]
TB Hits Highest Rate in Africa
Another Person Every Second
Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease and is spread through the air. Only when a person is sick with tuberculosis in their lungs are infectious. When infectious people cough, sneeze, talk or spit, they propel TB germs, known as bacilli, into the air. Another person only need inhale a small number of [...]
