Africa Diary

This page carries first-hand news and commentary from our team in the Delta, monthly camp reports, and research articles.

 

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october camp report
the first delivery in the Clinic and more More ...
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September camp report
inner creek camps and education More ...
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August camps
Despite local troubles and rains the local camps held and the clinic continued to run smoothly More ...
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July camps
Home visitation and review of immunisation status. More ...
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June report 2008
Rains, snakes, mosquitos and more... More ...
HIV testing at Clinic
May camp report 2008
Three community camps, some highlighted communication difficulties, and new equipment arrives... More ...
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April collaborative camp 2008
A three way camp, surgical,ophthalmic, and medical, the first operating from our Clinic base. More ...
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March camp report 2008
follow-up on patients from last month and two outreach camps More ...
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february camp report
Immunisation camps, antenatal programs, sad and encouraging news More ...
January report 2008
Community survey and the start of our new rota. More ...
November camps 2007
a pretty picture of the creeks for a change More ...
october camps 2007
Clinic progress slows as we prepare for our November eye camp, but 3 successful medical camps and collaboration in eye camp is heartening. More ...
September camps 2007
With flooded creeks, three new villages visited near our new clinic base More ...
August medical camps
Seven community camps and participation in joint eye/medical camp More ...
july medical camps 2007 (and the rain)
Heavy rains and transport difficulties, but 8 communities visited More ...
medical and eye camp June 2007
Medical camps in four communities and collaboration eye camp More ...
Vaccination camps, May 2007
vaccination and medical camps across eight communities More ...
April Camps 2007, seven communities
Despite the volatility surrounding the elections the two monthly camps continued without incident More ...
Nigerian elections 2007
current tension and instability in the delta during local and national elections More ...
childhood health survey - 2 communities
identifying childhood nutrition, and vaccination status More ...
March medical camps
Two camps that covered 8 communities More ...
february medical camps
camps back on schedule after a difficult start to the year More ...
January medical / training camps
training camps and cholera outbreak during the dry harmattan season More ...
cataract camp november 2006
2006 sees 180 cataract patients treated in joint camps More ...
vaccination camps Okoloba and Oguwama
Two camps immunising 600 children More ...
November medical Camps, Ogbeinama, okoloba, ekogbene, Ogriab
joint medical camps with international team over four riverine communities More ...
rain harvesting completion
installation of seven community hospital rain harvesting systems More ...
nutritional survey - full report 2006
Results of research prior to establishing nutritional program More ...
Medical camps in four communities sept 2006
500+ patients treated in four communities More ...
collaborative cataract and medical camp
partnership program for eye, surgical and medical camp More ...
Dr Gloria Patrick-Ferife
medical camp opokonou/ gbalegoro,
despite changing camp location due to safety issues, aug/sept multi focused camps were undertaken More ...
nutritional survey,kpokporizha clan
focused survey of a local community More ...
Nutrition camp June 2006,Okpokonou
Malnutrition is a universal problem in the delta despite abundant nutritional sources More ...
London 10k run july 2nd 2006
A scorching day, but a great run! More ...
eye and medical camp: Abigborodo, May 2006
A joint medical and cataract camp in a new community.. More ...
Government run community clinic
tour around a community government clinic... More ...
Vaccination camp 3 communities april 2006
The first mass vaccination campaign for 2006 in new communities More ...
cataract camp april 2006
another joyful camp restoring sight and independence to many previously blind... More ...
health care worker training
Before the next vaccination camps begin in April, a training review of how to dispose of clinical waste More ...
Boat problems
boat damaged by torrential rains More ...
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March camps
Boat camp. More ...
fetish charms and totemic medicine
some cases that illustrate the difficulties of contrasting health beliefs More ...
February camp
Dr Ehromas recent report from the communities More ...
January Oboro/opokunu camps
Report of the first camps of 2006 More ...
community hospitals rain harvesting program
three full rain harvesting systems installed jan 2006 More ...
oriagbene medical camp
The first camp in a new riverine community More ...
todays youth health organisation
Rural NGO raising awareness of health issues in the Delta communities More ...
Eye Care Health Initiative
Rural Community Eye care NGO in the Niger Delta More ...
Cataract camp december 2005
53 patients given sight in 2005 eye camps More ...
health care worker training
Health Care Worker graduation More ...
rain harvesting program expands..
program to install full rain harvesting systems More ...
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Medical camp journals..
journal reports of recent camps that focus on women and childrens health, education and training More ...
Vaccination camp - Esama community
544 vaccinated, for measles or tetanus. Many saw a drama that showed the importance of vaccination against disease. More ...
Dr Lawrence Oghumu
Health camps - Esanma and Gbaregolor
Seeing over 1000 cases in 3 days, providing immunisations, primary care and teaching to two communities More ...
Dr Patrick Ehroma
Immunisation
The need for immunisation in the Delta region. More ...
Dr Lawrence Oghumu
Interesting cases
Protein deficiency and malnutrition resulting from ignorance and poor education More ...
Vaccination Camp - Ogbeinama and Oboro
Report on vaccinations and primary care in Ogbeinama and Oboro regions of the Delta More ...
Dr Lawrence Oghumu
rain harvesting
Rain collecting program for clean drinking water More ...