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Dear friends in Hong Kong, © Ben NG I am doing fine in Cherrati in the Somalia area of Ethiopia. I have been here for almost two weeks and I think I have got used to the life here and everything is on track. Although I am responsible for the...
I woke up early again at 00:30. I was kept awake because of so many stimulating thoughts. I have lost only two patients in three days of working here. The first one was a 29 year old young man with a seven-day history of ruptured appendicitis and...
I have to wake up early so that I can use the computer since the power supply is cut off at six. I worked hard yesterday and returned late, nearly at midnight. I had the first visit to the Mamba Point Hospital yesterday. We did ward rounds with the...
I woke early again at 1:30am and could not fall asleep any more. I don't know whether it's because of the hot temperature, the excitement or the effect of the anti-malarial, Lariam. I haven't slept well for two nights. Finally, I managed to sleep...
After some hassle getting the plane to Monrovia, Liberia following the briefing session in Paris, I finally reached this city with the other surgeon, John, from Chicago, USA. We met a group of UN (United Nation) Peace Keeping Army on the plane. They...