Monthly Archives: September 2015

Itigi: Day 1

Posted on September 28, 2015 by L. M. Asta

Friday and Saturday I left with the ReSurge Team for Itigi, Tanzania on Friday September 18th. We flew with our 21 boxes of equipment and supplies through Amsterdam (11 hours) to Dar es Salaam (9 hours). We arrived at 10 … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 4 September 22, 2015

Posted on September 27, 2015 by L. M. Asta

The boxes set off by van for the 11 hour trip to us from Dar es Salaam to Itigi (pronounced “Itiggy”). We delay the start of surgery for one day. The hospital uses different anesthetics and anesthesia machines, and in … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 3

Posted on September 27, 2015 by L. M. Asta

Monday September 21, 2015 The team has an early breakfast before meeting the hospital staff. We tour St. Gaspar’s which has a CT machine.  In clinic the surgeons examine the patients with anesthesia and pediatrics. The evaluation we do here … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 2

Posted on September 27, 2015 by L. M. Asta

Sunday September 20, 2015 Six a.m. breakfast had us in our bus and An extra van with our 15 boxes for the 600 km drive west through Dodoma to Itigi. There are towns and villages, farms and stores. The road … Continue reading →

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Meningitis B Vaccine

Posted on September 3, 2015 by L. M. Asta

Meningitis is a serious brain infection that strikes quickly causing disability and death. In the United States we immunize teens for bacterial meningitis strains A, C, Y and W. The first immunization is given at age 11 years with a … Continue reading →

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