Here are "after/before" pictures that the staff put up on the wall. The "before" pictures are pretty sad but then you see them a few weeks later and it's very hopeful. Only kids with HIV have no chances of getting better.
I saw this little girl while I was there and now she is tall and chubby. It's great to see.
Here they try to tell parents about a child's nutritional needs: soja beans, fish, vegetables etc. They make sure the parents can afford it.
Here is the kitchen at the Rehab center where the nurses supervise mothers
Mayme and her mother. A few weeks ago she was still pretty skinny buth the rehabilitation center is amazing. Currently, they staff is trying to get a car so they can pick up young patients and their parents who cannot afford transport to the hospital
Margo Maternity Home and Clinic, a rural hospital in Krodua. Again poverty was very visible as mothers were saddened at the idea of having another child when they already had three or more. Self-induced abortions were not rare.
This is the OP, where they first admit patients. For example, pregnancy tests are taken outside then patients go to the consulting room. Chickens and cats roam around. There is also a labor room and a laboratory where blood tests are taken.
The nurses
Connie's Clinic and Maternity Home. A lot of anaemia cases, leading to high maternal death rates. But the head midwife there was amazing. She was really trying to convince mothers to get tested for HIV. She also tried to explain to women that family planning is not dangerous. She tries to tell them about the consequences of big families when money is scarce.
Latifah
Labor room. Very basic.
Me and the staff
Trying to reduce child mortality levels by encouraging immunisation. You can also see family planning and safe-sex posters.
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