Tag Archives: malaria

Operation Easy Rider

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

“We’ve got six measles cases,” Asumani, the director of nursing told me when I arrived at the hospital. “Six??” “Oui, docteur.” They were a family of six children from a remote village in neighbouring Maniema Province. Their parents had woken … Continue reading →

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Il faut se debrouiller! (You’ll just have to muddle through!)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Kimbi Lulenge, South Kivu, DRC Our team arrived to start working at the Lulimba Hospital at the height of the malaria season. We barely had time to unpack our boxes because we were greeted with a crowd of sick children … Continue reading →

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