Blogs & Stories
May 07, 2009
Photo Source: Marlene LEE On 2nd May 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, causing widespread destruction and massive casualties. An estimated 140,000 people were killed or remain missing. Damage was most severe in the Delta region, where the effects...
May 05, 2009
Today I have a wonderful experience to share with you. Last week, an old woman came to Emergency Room on wheel chair, complaining fall a month ago and not able to walk since then. She pointed at her left knee and complained pain there. I examined...
May 04, 2009
As I said before, I was not in good mood in last two days. Today, I tried to send this message but failed again. It’s rather frustrated. I did my first appendicetomy (resection of inflamed appendix) today for a 12 years old girl. She was referred...
May 02, 2009
It is a holiday today in Yemen as compensation for the Labour Day on 1st May., but I was in very bad mood. I lost my young patient with chest injury and multiple gun shot wounds. When I looked back, we had much room for improvement in his management...
May 02, 2009
Today is the Labour Day and the Friday Prayer Day. We will have our compensation off tomorrow but of course not for our surgical team. We need to be on duty everyday. Normally, we may have our ward round on rest day (Prayer Day), than we can go home...