Sunday 25th September
I feel I am gradually settling in after a few days. I have
spent much of the week on the medical wards mainly working with some junior
doctors from the UK. Andrew has been here for several weeks and will be here
until November. Neil and Jenny were due to go to work at Yeo in South Sudan but
have been diverted here because of the fighting in that area. They may be here
for up to a year. I hope they have appreciated the opportunity to discuss some
of the quite complex medical cases that we have here at present.
I am currently staying in a smallish room in the guesthouse
It is rather undecided whether I would be moving to a small house which is
currently being refurbished before Ann arrives or whether I might move into one
of the other houses when one of the nurses, Rita who frequently comes here,
goes back home in mid-October for 3 months. The house being refurbished looks
rather like a building site at present and I suspect the completion date of next
Wednesday is a little optimistic!
House which may become home in due course
Kitchen diner
The entrance hall!
Yesterday morning was Jha Jha’s day which is a monthly event
where local children who are HIV +ve can come to play, do crafts, attend a
short service and get a good meal. It is a popular event and supported by some
very dedicated mothers who do the cooking and also by the daughter of one of
the Clinical Officers who seems to have boundless enthusiasm.
I am going with some of the nurses this afternoon to the
local prison where they hold an outreach once a month to check on the health
needs of the prisoners. I have never set foot inside a Ugandan Prison so that
should prove and interesting and educational expedition.
Lots of young children come to Jha Jha's day
One of the HIV+ve children Some of the local women busy doing the cooking in the background.
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