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just for quick update. today we saw three patients. nothing very exciting really... i'm a bit discouraged at the influx of patients really. today was actually a busy day except that two of these patients had previously been seen and the responsibilities of the nurses (three of us) is very...

permalink written by  theresa on November 6, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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plans

so... i've been a big failure about keeping updated..haha. and this really won't make up for it i'm sure. the clinic here is a very small private clinic. it's located slightly off the road. the town here has a few other large hospitals and several other small clinics similar to my own....

permalink written by  theresa on November 5, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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2 weeks in!

wow. so what should i write about? the shortage of supplies in the hospitals and clinics? the professionals i find: intelligent, hard working, graduates with good degrees, while also jobless, or having a job and being cheated their pay? supposedly some nurses pay out of their own pocket to...

permalink written by  theresa on October 31, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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the clinic

today was my first day of visiting the clinic. i went there with ketch after i took an inventory of the items i brought from the US. it's one large room that you walk into with long school bench seating along the edges. there is a desk a few feet in with a dark woman dressed in white seated...

permalink written by  theresa on October 19, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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day 2

1) i'm surprised to have such available internet access. i probably won't be able to write everyday, but will do what i can. plus, this computer has quite a virus and is unfortunately completely inaccessible at times. 2)the doctor... i was able to speak with her a bit about why she does what...

permalink written by  theresa on October 18, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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day 1

my first meal in cameroon consisted of fish and rice and sauce. the fish reminded me of a very fishy trout...with little bones, good meat, and the skin still left on it. it's round and long with one bone through the center. it made for a delicious first...and second...and third meal :) after...

permalink written by  theresa on October 17, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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arrival

i realized i was headed towards a foreign land when all the people around me looked and sounded very different. i suddenly realized i didn't know french...hardly a word. oddly enough, the flight had english words on the back of the seats, all of the flight attendants were able to speak english...

permalink written by  theresa on October 16, 2009 from Douala, Cameroon
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