All Beginnings Are Difficult

The 40 ft medical container supposed left Tema yesterday but still no sign of it. Hopefully, it will come intact. The Ghana drug department confiscated one carton of eye drops which they said had expired. I've been introducing myself at the hospital and everyone has been quite receptive. Interestingly, of the twelve doctors on staff, only four are Ghanaian; the rest are Egyptian or Cuban. The hospital housing that we were shown was sub-standard and we may have to obtain private housing to find clean, acceptable living conditions. We're in the rainy season now which brings on the mosquitoes and malaria. Around the hospital grounds, I've been seeing a few men with goiters which should be evaluated. There is an Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic run by an ENT nurse, seeing non-referred walk-in patients daily. However, the patients do not come in until very sick. With what little time I've spent there so far, I've seen significant pathology. The next few days I should be very busy unloading, securing, and organizing the otolaryngology equipment from the container. As we are now in temporary quarters, it is difficult to add to this blog at the present time.