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Published: April 27th 2008
Slum
One of the many slum areas in LucknowSunday 28th April 2008
I woke up feeling extremely queasy but managed to go out with the group to begin the immunisation programme. When we arrived at our medical station it was mahem. There were, what seemed to be, hundreds of children, all swarming around like locusts waiting for their gifts. It was quite a job to control them all. The children receiving the polio drops were mainly babes in arms and toddlers, apparently the strain of polio in this area only affects very young children. The older children aged 5 to 10 years, had come along as observers and to collect any gifts they could. They were very grateful for all the things we gave them.
The tent was pitched on sandy soil and next to the tent, where we were immunising the babies, there were open sewers and with the 40 deg + temperatures, the stench was dreadful. The living conditions in the area we were in were appalling. There were 2 to 3 acres of canvas structures under which the people survived, in slum conditions.
There were 325 immunisation stations in the town, each one dealing with more than 300 children. Tomorrow
Immunisation
Jeff Cowling about to immunise a child against Polio the team will be out and about gathering any children who were missed.
At lunch time I began to feel less ill and decided to eat a banana-big mistake! Within an hour I had to return to the hotel feeling very poorly! I have been in (and out ) of bed all afternoon and evening.
Tomorrow the rest of the group are driving in the mini-bus to Agra. I have decided to travel by train, a two hour journey, much better than hours in the bus.
That's all for now folks-Richard
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Richard Jnr
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Never Eat The Buffet Food
Rule No.1: NEVER eat the food from a hotel buffet. Especially the posh hotels. The kitchen standards are poor & The food sits around simmering at the perfect temperature for breading bacteria. I came a cropper at a 5 star hilton buffet in Eygpt. You're much safer eating in small humble eateries or from street sellers as you can see it cooked infront of you & its cooked right then for you. If they look like they are doing it properly its usually safe & the heat should destroy most of the bad stuff. Hope you feel better. RJ