I’ve been in Mozambique for nine months and I must say my
days have been full of experiences. That
is the phenomenon of acclimating to a different cultural. An interesting day is one thing, but a crazy
day is another; together with my
co-workers we all were just shaking our
heads.
It started off as very typical monthly visits to the rural
hospitals to bring supplies, checking-in with staff, and review files. I haven’t been to these areas yet so I jumped
on the truck, thrilled to get to the outskirts of my small villa and to see the
hospitals in the more rural areas. My villa is capital of the district and has
the “Health Center” with approximately 30 staff serving 40,000. There are 5 more clinics spread out within the
district serving 21,000 with primary care, each having no more than 3 technicians. It is hard to explain what it was like
to go from the main hospital were the resources are very limited to the clinic were the only resource available
are the medicines carried in six boxes.
So we all are packed into this pick-up truck with medical
supplies for about 45 minutes with one bottle of water, a dozen rolls, and a
small bag of fried fish cakes. Joking, laughing all snuggled together and then
it starts…the craziness of the day.
2 FLAT TIRES – front left and back right.
Of course there was just one spare, so we had to wait to get
the tire picked up, brought back to be fixed in the villa, and then returned.
Our spirits remained fine for the first few hours, but after
5 hours it plummeted; the heat, thirst, and hunger all rolled into one crazy
afternoon.
Great the tire is on! What, the truck won’t start? This is crazy!
“There has to be something around here?”
In conclusion I think the day was crazy! On the other hand, my co-workers accustomed to situations like that, are thinking that I am crazy! What?……………I just needed to take a picture.
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What a day indeed. Was that a snake in your home????????
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