Out into the villages

I've been spending every Weds and Thursday travelling to rural villages with a program called PMI (protection maternelle et infantile) which essentially consists of a doctor, me, and three nurses who travel on a 6 week rotation into the brush in order to vaccinate, give medical consultations and nutritional guidance to children under 5, and offer inital prenatal screens, vaccines, and referrals to pregnant mothers. Each visit also involves a "presentation" and discussion withthe mothers on a topic of public health interest, e.g. child nutrition, TB prevention, HIV prevention, etc etc etc. It's a fantastic program and I love heading out into the villages!!

Here's a pic of the nurses weighing the babies.