The Health Team continued working alongside the clinic staff in the busy TB Clinic. Tuberculosis and HIV are very common amongst the community and the health clinic is supported by volunteer groups who visit homes to check on the taking of medication. To us, this may seem radical but it is important to improve the compliance of medication taking, in order to reduce the spread of these conditions.
We noticed whilst in the clinic that the staff are very stretched, and are also challenged with tracking medical histories due to the ever increasing population diversity.
Midday saw both teams meet with the Children’s Embassy Youth and Health Promotion staff to plan the forthcoming Children’s Festival next Thursday. The GSK team were there providing support and encouragement, and were very impressed with the leadership roles played by the youth team in particular. The maturity and the way in which the young people ran the meeting were terrific to see. The main themes coming forward were, treatment of burns and poisoning through ingestion for the health team, and exiting from a burning shack, assembling a safe candle in a jar, and identification of hazardous objects in the home for the safety team.
After a very busy and hot week the team enjoyed a little relaxation by visiting a local game reserve, and after much patient waiting, were very exited to see a lioness in the distance, spot and then chase a very worried Blue Wildebeest, who escaped by a whisker! According to our guide this is a sight that the majority of visitors to the park will never see.
Nicola & Duncan
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