As I type this Europe’s The Final Countdown is doing its rounds over and over again in my head and being mixed up with TKZee’s Shibobo. Oh, it’s already my last week in Ghana. Sobbing! How soon? So soon! I’m already in mourning. Soon I will be wrapped up in many layers of clothing, shovelling […]
Back to the Clinic of the Fevers Unit
I am now seeing patients in the outpatient clinic of the Fevers Unit at Korle Bu on my own. My partner doctor makes it a point to tell the patients that I may look Ghanaian but I’m obroni (white person or foreigner). They ask for those with good English skills to sit at my consultation […]
A Thought about the Wards at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
My thoughts about the wards at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana have been a long time coming. I have tried to figure out how to summarize my opinions without being too critical. As previously mentioned, there are 26 inpatient beds in the Fever’s Unit. There are 2 beds in each room, 2 drawers, and a TV. There […]
Preparing for Clinicals At Korle-Bu
I went to Korle Bu to pay my fees for the privilege of doing clinicals and to meet with the doctors I will be working with at the Fevers Unit. I sat in on an inter-disciplinary meeting (pharmacists, doctors, nurses, counsellors) which was quite interesting. They have clinic hours Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. There are […]