The African Adventures of Team Crow!

Kitovu's Newest Recruit!

We would like to officially celebrate a new role that one of our colleagues’ sons has taken on.  Meet medical officer Jonah.  Now, whenever visitors come to Masaka, they can be assured of top quality medical care on their doorstep.  Or at least a little cutie to meet!

Triple Portion!

On a more serious note, we have had three new arrivals in the hospital: premature triplets, weighing in at 1kg each.  It has been quite a stressful time for all of us (not least their mother), since it has been very difficult with current staffing levels to ensure consistent/quality care – and this has definitely lead to some sleepless nights for us. 

I think we all admitted that divine intervention must have played a part, particularly with triplet #2 (the middle one – “Mr Pink” or “Musajja Pinki” – so-called due to his hat colour) who we felt quite sure would die on Thursday evening (as he was gasping for breath, grey in colour, with a massive tummy), but has hung in there and improved a lot. .  Honestly, I felt I was praying in vain when I looked at him on Thursday, but in fact, he is the one who is tolerating his feeds the best now!  Mukama ye basibwe!!

Mr Pink AKA Peter receiving phototherapy 

Our hope and plan is to start a neonatal unit here in Kitovu, but the main issue is funding.  Luckily we have some good neonatal kit donated by the Irish team who came last week for training.  But this week has really confirmed to us that, without a significant increase in staffing levels, having a neonatal unit would not be safe (I’ve been told we need 5 new nurses).  So please join us in praying for funding of the Neonatal Unit.

And FINALLY....The Return of BARMY BODAS!!

It's been a few posts since we had space to showcase Ugandan's spectacular disregard for road safety! Trust me this next photo is an all too common sight!! Feel free to suggest your own caption...

It's A Family Affair!