Author Archives: southsudanmedicaljournal

We all had a relaxed morning on Saturday, treating ourselves to a boat trip on the Nile. Lots of photos were taken and also mangoes eaten after landing for a while on a small island where we picked them from … Continue reading →

Well, we have done our best to  avoid wasting our time here in Juba.  The town is full of senior ministers, we now know why, there is a major workshop to improve collaboration and coordination between health sector partners, discussing … Continue reading →

We had a relaxing morning at the hotel with a well earned lie in. We were hoping to meet with officials at the ministry of health but were unable to as most of the staff were at a conference for … Continue reading →

Well sadly this is was our last day in Wau. As mentioned before I think, there has been a bit of a mix up with our flights both to Wau and now in our leaving. There were various reasons for … Continue reading →

Our last full day in wau, with so much to do. We arrived at the hospital overwhelmed with the task in hand. Rob was a man on a mission…..to get oxygen flowing in theatres. He started with  fixing a  power … Continue reading →

Today we all set off at a frenetic pace in the knowledge we are going to be leaving Wau on Wednesday – we’re all a little frustrated but extremely eager to try an achieve as much as possible. After sifting … Continue reading →

United we stand           Wau hospital’s new HDU  

The day started a bit overcast but soon the sun burnt through the clouds to leave another hot, sunny day. We all knew that today we needed to make a decision about our flights back to Juba: go on Wednesday … Continue reading →

We are in a game of snakes and ladders,  some of us climbing upwards at a rate of knots,  others keep finding the snakes that take them back to the beginning, but surely  all of us are making some progress? … Continue reading →