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Posted by Christine Gorman http://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083 noreply@blogger.com on 12/08/2008
Just back from three hours on bumpy, dusty roads into the hills right on the border with Mozambique. What a blast and am I ever glad I dont have to do that every day! We packed into the back of an ambulance with Matilda Nyambo and her team from Neno District Hospital and climbed up a rocky, dusty ro ...
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Posted by Christine Gorman http://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083 noreply@blogger.com on 10/08/2008
Have arrived safely at the PIH facility in Neno after about 45 minutes on a tarmac road and about an hour on a dirt road. I'm becoming quite the connoisseur of dirt roads. This one is more rocky as we climb the side of several hills whereas most of the others we have been on are more sandy.The c ...
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Posted by Christine Gorman http://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083 noreply@blogger.com on 10/08/2008
8 AugustArrived in Blantyre this morning. Spent this afternoon talking with Tulipoka Soko, the chief nursing officer at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, and some of her colleagues.I had tried to make arrangements from the U.S. to talk with nursing staff at QECH but hadnt gotten anywhere. But when I ...
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Posted by Christine Gorman http://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083 noreply@blogger.com on 10/08/2008
The driver from Partners in Health is going to pick us up at noon. Once again, I think we will be beyond the reach of the Internet for a while and possibly even of text messaging. But by the end of the week, we should be back in Lilongwe and have internet access.
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Posted by Christine Gorman http://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083 noreply@blogger.com on 10/08/2008
Although my primary focus in Malawi is nurses and the health system, I cant help but notice other issueslike deforestation. Many of the hills that I have seen in southern Malawi have been stripped bare of trees to feed the need for charcoal.Even the forest preserves around Mulanje Massif are startin ...
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