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Farewell to Nakivale: Maniriho (God is With You)
Sadly my stay here is quickly coming to an end. I will miss the refugees, the staff, the clinic, my early misty morning run and my...

kwankew
Jul 18, 2011
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The Staff of Kibengo Health Center II
Joy my Congolese translator traveled for three days to the border of Uganda to escape the war carrying whatever he could. He was perhaps...

kwankew
Jul 17, 2011
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A Walk into the Village of the Refugee Settlement
Curious about the way the refugee live, I tried to explore the village on my own. The refugees make use of the land by growing a variety...

kwankew
Jul 17, 2011
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The In-Patient Unit: Malaria and More Malaria
In the Kibengo Health clinic II, there is a make-shift in-patient unit for patients who need short-term hospitalization and who are not...

kwankew
Jul 11, 2011
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Faces of the Refugees and the Uganda Nationals
One’s first impression upon arrival at the Nakivale Refugee Camp is that it is swarming with children, many wearing clothes as brown as...

kwankew
Jul 5, 2011
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Back to Uganda
Medical Teams International (MTI) (http://www.medicalteams.org) called for volunteers to serve in their clinic at the Nakivale Refugee...

kwankew
Jun 28, 2011
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Day 8: Saturday, December 11, 2010, Out of Haiti
Last night Fabian told us that there might be a possibility of a UN chopper taking us out to Port-au-Prince, time unknown for security...

kwankew
Dec 11, 2010
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Day 7: Friday December 10, 2010, the Rain Came Pouring and Out Came Our Boots
Had to go running this morning. On my way I encountered at least three remnants of road blocks or burnt tires and an abandoned car with...

kwankew
Dec 10, 2010
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Day 6: Thursday December 9, 2010, the Census Continued to be Down
Clinic was about half occupied today. Apparently the patients came from east of here where there were demonstrations. The thought being...

kwankew
Dec 9, 2010
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Day 5: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, Riots in Port au Prince
Gesynlyn and I went to clinic right after breakfast and right away we noticed two very sick patients. One was a young girl in John's old...

kwankew
Dec 8, 2010
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Day 4: Tuesday, December 7, 2010: Visits to La Puente and MSF
Went running in the village and by the beach which was filthy. I learned that we were not to swap places with Don and Ian after all. Tom...

kwankew
Dec 7, 2010
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Day 3: Monday, December 6, 2010, Situation was Getting Better
This morning the little girl with the IO, her name was Jasmine sat up and drank from a cup. It was a triumphant moment for all of us....

kwankew
Dec 6, 2010
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Day 2: Sunday, December 5, 2010, Surrounded by Sick Patients
After breakfast, I decided to go to clinic by myself to eyeball the ICU and realized very quickly that the boy in bed 3 in the little ICU...

kwankew
Dec 5, 2010
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Day 1: Saturday, December 4, 2010, Arrival at La Puente and St. Louis du Nord
By now cholera has affected over 100,000 people in Haiti and close to 2400 have died. We were probably the sixth team sent by Medical...

kwankew
Dec 4, 2010
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Farewell to Haiti
I worked in an early run this morning, the air was a little fresher after the rain last night. The new team with some of the old members...

kwankew
Feb 28, 2010
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The Rain Came
It had been a hard week but I was sad that today would be my last day at Blanchard. Rick, Maria, Benite and I would run the clinic at...

kwankew
Feb 27, 2010
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Working Like a Donkey
Gale returned from US this morning to Blanchard. She immediately rolled up her sleeves and worked. Rick and Maria ran the clinic at Bon...

kwankew
Feb 26, 2010
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Building a Tent
This morning I saw a young lady with a Colles' fracture which she sustained during the earthquake. She went to seek medical attention but...

kwankew
Feb 25, 2010
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Our Traveling Clinic in Martisa
Got up early to run to the border of Bon Repos and took a picture of the sun rise and the crack on the road created by the earthquake. We...

kwankew
Feb 24, 2010
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The After Shocks, the Baby Came Home and the Man with the Stroke Had a New Tarp
Yesterday there were a couple of after shocks around 5 am but I did not feel them. The people who slept in the house felt it shake and...

kwankew
Feb 23, 2010
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