Today, I spent my time taking the EWH CEO and COO around Moshi. First of all, it was so nice to have a personal car to take me around to the hospitals for once. I was getting pretty tired of taking public transportation.
We first went to Machame hospital. The CEO and COO were able to talk to Bob, an American who's been working at Machame hospital for the past 9 years, to get some feedback on the EWH program. They got the grand tour from the EWH students currently working there and asked them about their experiences. Overall, Machame is an ill-equipped hospital but very well managed. I think it was interesting for our guests to see.
SIDE STORY: At Machame, we walked into the sterilization room (where all the autoclaves are) and we found these precious gems sitting in bowls . We asked the doctor what they were and he said they were removed from some patient earlier that day. Tumors, I'm guessing? Wow. This can't be hygienic.
After Machame, we went to KCMC, which is the national referral hospital. While the head of the engineering department (yes, they have an engineering department!) was away at a funeral, we still got a VERY thorough tour by the electrician. It was almost too thorough because the electrician was taking us into the ICU and even into patient wards. It's very interesting (and sad) to see such a lack of privacy in hospitals.
I've included a couple pictures of our tour:
We first went to Machame hospital. The CEO and COO were able to talk to Bob, an American who's been working at Machame hospital for the past 9 years, to get some feedback on the EWH program. They got the grand tour from the EWH students currently working there and asked them about their experiences. Overall, Machame is an ill-equipped hospital but very well managed. I think it was interesting for our guests to see.
SIDE STORY: At Machame, we walked into the sterilization room (where all the autoclaves are) and we found these precious gems sitting in bowls . We asked the doctor what they were and he said they were removed from some patient earlier that day. Tumors, I'm guessing? Wow. This can't be hygienic.
After Machame, we went to KCMC, which is the national referral hospital. While the head of the engineering department (yes, they have an engineering department!) was away at a funeral, we still got a VERY thorough tour by the electrician. It was almost too thorough because the electrician was taking us into the ICU and even into patient wards. It's very interesting (and sad) to see such a lack of privacy in hospitals.
I've included a couple pictures of our tour:
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| First, the area where the sheets are hung up to dry. Note how huge this hospital is! |
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| An X-Ray! |
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| An ELEVATOR! An amazing find in Tanzania! |
I had such a great time showing our guests around Moshi town. At the end of the day, we stopped by the airport to drop of the COO who had a flight back home. Our CEO is going to stay until the end of the program to help with the end-of-the-program conference and the student exit interviews.
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