Blogs & Stories

Yesterday was a busy day. I was called back to the hospital at 7:30am and worked until 8pm, almost non-stop. I slept at 9:30pm after my supper and a bath, and woke up again at 5:30am. Fortunately, I had not been called. Or I might well be in a coma...

Dear friends, © Ben NG Sometimes, I think that I am working at the end of the world: Cherrati is a small town in the Somalia area, this area is one of the neglected parts in Ethiopia. At the same time, Ethiopia is one of the poorest and neglected...

This has been the most quiet and relaxing evening for me so far in Monrovia. Four people left yesterday. John and Mike are on emergency OT in the hospital. I'm off duty today. Other people are not around and I'm alone in the compound. I just...

Hello. Greetings from Kashmir. © Ed MIRANDA The project is very interesting even though the emergency phase is finished. We are busy finalising what the emergency team had started, ironing out issues. There are 20 expatriates and I'm the log...

Yesterday was Valentine's Day. I met a few nice people here, whom I want to introduce to you. The first is Chris, an anaesthetist from the US. He is leaving today after six weeks at the mission. As you may recall, I was called to see patients in the...