It's too bad that I can't upload any images or video footage while I'm here in Tanzania. Thanks to the loan of David and Diane Hardouin's video camera, I've been able to film quite a lot, including the patients being screened at the Direct Referral Site, the work of the "sentinels" (women working to find the people with sight problems in their communities), the trachoma field work and more. I hope to get even more photos and video footage in the coming days, and with Serena, Deborah and Cindy's help, make a little film on my return.
Yesterday the visiting team of occuloplasty surgeons from the US were operating in the new operating theatre in the KCCO building. Exciting stuff! If possible, today I'll put on a surgical gown and take some photos and film a surgery (no gory stuff though).
Kilimanjaro itself has been a bit elusive -- covered in cloud most of the time. On clear days, you can see it perfectly from the KCCO offices.
The Workshop commences in 1/2 hour so I've got to dash.
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