After my last update - I had enjoyed the white water rafting so much - that I decided to go again! I had a couple of unexpected spare days, and the rafting company offered me a good deal - but to be honest - I didn't need much convincing. And it was soo much fun!!! I also did a bungee jump - but that's a story for later!
Following the rafting adventures, I headed back to the village. Thankfully we got one of the initiatives up and running - the free testing day. This saw us get the same number of patients in one day as we had been getting in a month. Worryingly, the majority tested positive for both the malaria and intestinal worms tests...
The other initiatives are still in the pipeline - unfortunately the language barrier meant there was confusion for the vaccination day - but I'm hoping the team will be able to get that up and running this week.
FUGA also started a collaboration with Makerere University (the main uni in Uganda) - whereby they will provide training locally to interested students. We did some community outreach - a very busy couple of days - but very interesting... it bodes well for the upcoming few months, and hopefully can be the catalyst for much more activity on the ground.
Clocks ticking - times running out, so bye for now!
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