Hospital Day and Weekend Picture Updates

Mambo! Another few days has gone by since the last blog post. Friday, we finally got a chance to take apart and troubleshoot some equipment at Mt. Meru hospital in Arusha. Mikkel and I were paired with Brendan and Zohaib to troubleshoot a vacuum pump that was no longer operational.  A valve was broken inside the device that was keeping the motor from creating a pressure difference so the pump could suck fluids. We managed to make a new valve from electrical tape and zip ties and restore some of the functionality to the device. Other groups worked on oximeters, oxygen concentrators, stethoscopes, scales, and blood pressure cuffs. Pictures from the hospital workday as well as our weekend trip to Chaga village and the snake park are below! Kwaheri!

Vacuum Pump we worked on at Mt. Meru hospital in Arusha

Medical equipment the group worked on Friday

Our Instructor Larry takes apart the motor of an oxygen concentrator

Holding a turtle at Chaga village

Louise looks at the chameleon in Chaga village

Holding a chameleon!

Entrance to Chaga caves that protect the Chaga people from attacks by the Masai people

Riding a camel with my host dad Lughanu at the snake park in Moshi

Mikkel testing the flashlight we built in lab

African Slender-Snouted Crocodile at the snake park