Friday

up at 6:25, lovely dawn, bread and tea for breakfast, final update to my presentation of paediatric cases.

8am: Chapel, led by Rev Warren the Assistant Chaplain

8:45am:  Hanna off to Maternity, I did the presentation of a number of interesting babies and children we have seen during our stay here.  Attended by a good number of nurses and medical staff involved in the care of neonates or children.

Rest of the morning spent mainly doing video interviews with a range of Staff.  I am hoping to have some video clips to use on Friends Day in a couple of weeks time to give an up to date view of Kisiizi.  I must say it has proved both interesting and encouraging to interview a number of different people working in our community.

Went to see a couple who have had their first baby who has albinism so lack of pigmentation giving her blond hair and pale skin.  Unfortunately the mother was very upset as many of the other women on the ward came to see the baby as they thought it looked so odd.

The baby is otherwise fine but it has been quite a shock to them and in some parts of east Africa there have been horrendous stories of albino children being killed.

I also visited the Primary school and filmed some children singing.  Afterwards I played back the clip on the mini screen on the camera and the children went ballistic with the same sort of celebration one would envisage Dr Francis having if Arsenal ever won the Cup Final!



Reverend Ezra, who is our Radiographer, came for lunch as he had asked for advice re his forthcoming trip to UK [he has never been in an aeroplane in his life].

Back for more video in the afternoon and discussion of some management issues.  Then editing a powerpoint presentation for two medical students who have been here on their electives from Kings College London and who will leave early tomorrow morning.

Reverend Patrick and his wife Kellen joined us for supper and then the two medical students dropped in just in time to share the pudding Hanna had conjured up in an amazingly short time.
Later I took the presentation down to them in the guest house and did a mini-interview on video with them as it will help future medical students coming on electives.

And now as the internet is just slightly better than earlier I am trying to get the photos on...