I met another statistician, who works on the floor below. She analyses the birth and death rates in the hospital. Already, there have been 83 deaths this month. Many HIV, and oncology patients. She also does audits. So spot checks on wards to ensure doctors/nurses are carrying out procedures correctly.
The Swedish nurses were comparing the equipment here to back home. Here it is more about using senses. For example, hands and touch and a stop watch to time the contractions to ensure that the lady has gone into labor. Whereas back in Sweden, they use a band going round the mothers stomach to monitor the contractions, and it is more about relying on monitors.
We all went out with Jesse again tonight. I ran with Jesse back to his student accommodation to get his laptop (just opposite Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH)) Jesse has a small room, with an electric coil, that he cooks on, there is hardly room for 2 people to sit comfortable. He was so proud to show me his living quarters though. When leaving, it was pitch black, but luckily, the road was lit up by car head lights. Back at the guesthouse, I attempted to cook chapati’s for everyone, although they didn’t turn out how Evelyn and Judy had cooked them!
I tried adding spring onions and red peppers to the mixture, but in the end, we had to remove them, as they kept making holes in the mixture, and we couldn’t cook them properly. It took 2 ½ hours to make, – can you believe! Jesse ended up helping me! We didn’t eat until 9.30pm.
Everyone was starving by then…oops sorry guys! JJ skyped home as it was her eldest daughters birthday, so we all sang happy birthday!
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