Mozambique - Week Two!

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May 31st 2015

Published: May 31st 2015

First, I’ll give the basic run down of my week and then we’ll talk about some of the more existential stuff, that’s the fun part anyway. My week is pretty structured for not having a formal schedule or anything. Since I can’t sleep with all this friggin sunlight (hey, I’ve almost only ever worked night shifts, even before I was a nurse) I get up between 6 something and 7 something every ... Read Full Entry

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Joshua Littlejohn

technomadic

Born in Louisiana, raised in Beaufort, South Carolina, and serial transplant thereafter. I went to school (the first time) at Clemson University for a BS in Microbiology and Molecular Biology, then moved to London for a few years to work in media, relocated to New Orleans for the next 8 years and became an RN with degrees from Our Lady of the Lake College and Louisiana State University, and currently study at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia getting a dual masters in nursing (MSN) and public health (MPH). That's the academic resume, the travel one is a little more complicated, bu... full info

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Mukambe feha meeting

This is our designated meeting place. The tree was kind of a center point and provides shade while meeting.

Pre natal hut

This is where the medical team provides prenatal care when there are health fairs.

Panorama

The meeting space

Meeting

Getting ready for the meeting

Meeting

Pastor Marcia talking while I look on

Meeting place 2

Another pano of the meeting area

Mukambe feha trip

We got coconuts cause they are 5 met each here instead of 20 or more in Maxixe.

Prototype

Some of the stuff I've been working on. I know my Portuguese is horrible, I'm having it corrected. This is a comic about telling the doctor all of your signs and symptoms in order for them to make the correct diagnosis and to give you the correct medicine. It also encourages them to ask questions. There is no such thing as patient education here or bedside manner. :/

Maria vai ao hospital

More from the "Maria goes to the hospital" comic

Malaria Maria

Maria has malaria.

Church

We had a snafu with the innovation conference and had to move to a church across the street for the day. It was nice though.

Inhambane at night

This is Inhambane at night. Not the greatest picture, but it pretty much shows what's going on - nothing. ha.

2nd June 2015

Virginia
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What a great experience Josh, are you there to work for an extended period?

7th June 2015

technomadic
Joshua Littlejohn

Thanks
I'll be here for three months, until August 15th. After that I'll be in South Africa for a week and then back to Philly.

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