Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Nyangana District Hospital

Things have been going pretty well lately. This morning I got my pre-natal class approved. It will be 8 weeks long meeting once a week for an hour. I am going to cover topics like reproductive health (how they got pregnant in the first place), what to expect during their pregnancy and labor/delivery, how to eat a balanced diet, breastfeeding, basic newborn care, etc. Hopefully a lot of women will sign up... but I'm not sure how it will go.

So I wanted to show you all what the hospital looks like and some of the things I have been doing since I arrived in Nyangana. A few weeks ago I got to go out into the villages and teach alcohol and drug education in the schools. My coworker took some pictures and I've posted them below along with pictures of the hospital!

 The hallway outside the Admin building where I get my internet access!
The entrance to the Out Patient Department where my office (without internet) is located.

The front gate of the hospital (here spelled "hospita")

Nyangana District "Hospita"

Some fliers out front.
New Start, our voluntary counseling and testing center where people can get tested and treated for HIV free of charge. 

Doctors housing.

Some of the learners (a.k.a. students) that I taught. These ones won prizes for answering questions correctly in our quiz competition. 

My coworker (and we share an office together) Mr. Kudumo talking to the kids.

Me talking to a HUGE group of learners. They filled the entire hall!

Me, my counterpart Helga, and our driver Christoph, still talking to the learners.

Me talking to another (but smaller and more manageable) group of learners. 

And STILL talking :)
Another group of learners who won prizes. 

 
I really like this picture. I am just about to hand out a backpack as a prize!


But this is my favorite picture. Mr. Kudumo is about to get knocked over by these boys in the front row. They REALLY wanted a prize! 

Hope you enjoyed the pictures! Stay well!