Fly the flag

Tuesday 15^th February

The educational meeting last night was just 5 of us but I think it was a useful start. Next week the paediatric department will be doing the session so hopefully it will be on-going. A group of 5 or 6 Doctors are coming from the UK in March to run some educational sessions so we are trying to gather information on suitable topics for them to teach on.

Today has been dominated by neurological complications in AIDS patients. One had developed a paralysis of her left leg probably due to a spinal cord problem while another young man in his 20s presented very drowsy and may have cryptococcal meningitis. With only limited diagnostic facilities these sorts of patients are a very real diagnostic challenge. Treating them is even more fraught with difficulty.

We were given a reprimand in chapel this morning. The national flag is raised outside the nurses school each morning and a whistle is sounded when the flag starts to go up and a further whistle sounds when the flag is fully raised. Everyone was urged to be truly patriotic and stand still between the 2 whistles! Failure to do so may result in being reported to the police!! I think it was just a timely reminder ahead of Election Day. It will be interesting to see how carefully people heed the warning!