29 June VTT Signing Out
VTT Signing out: The VTT signed out with pomp and glory! Luck is on our side; all items on the wish list have been accommodated apart from the CPAP Machine (it helps by delivering a higher pressure when needed for breathing – you often see masked patients) for kids below 5yrs. Its cost seems well […]
21 June – Day Three at hospital, Madras Medical Mission (MMM):
The VTT nurses engaged in continued management another new term for me! Most managed post-operative patients ranging from 1 to 7 days. 2 were with some pre-op patients. There was a patient from Tanzania who tried to communicate with them in Swahili but our nurses are limited in the language! They also met a […]
20 June – Day Two at hospital, Madras Medical Mission (MMM): VTT
VTT is more conversant and confident about procedures and routines at MMM. In the morning the nursing team was taught how to use a ventilation machine in greater detail. They were amazed at what it can do! UHI has a ventilation machine but this was an opportunity to learn and appreciate its effectiveness. They have […]
VTT Team arrives safely in India
VTT arrived safe and sound travelling via Dubai and straight into Chennai! 5 of the 7 members team were upgraded to business class on the second leg from Dubai to Chennai; good omen! Of course this was a big thing for a couple of the members and for me! We warmly welcomed by the […]
VTT TEAM
Team of five nurses and a doctor set off for the VTT to Madras Medical Missions with PP Oscar Semweya as the team leader. They will be getting hands on training for two weeks in heart surgery and nursing procedures
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