Tag Archives: Itigi

Itigi: Day 14

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Lisa M. Asta, MD

Friday October 2, 2015 Part of our team leaves after breakfast for the airport, and the rest of us wait on the shore of the Indian Ocean until it’s our turn. The flight from Dar el Salaam is 9 1/2 … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 13

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Lisa M. Asta, MD

Thursday October 1, 2015 The hotel in Morogoro has prepared hard boiled eggs, bananas and bread for a pre-dawn breakfast. There is Chai Bora tea and Africafe instant coffee and the ubiquitous thermoses of hot water and milk. Mikumi National … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 12

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Lisa M. Asta, MD

Wednesday September 30, 2015 What amazes me about these trips is how a group of medical professions from all over the world can come together and work together across languages, cultures, time and place. And what is most special about … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 11

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Lisa M. Asta, MD

Tuesday September 29, 2015 One last dawn trying to catch up with news from home at what’s served as our internet cafe before breakfast and rounds followed by procedures, dressing changes, and teaching. We have worked our way through most … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 10

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Lisa M. Asta, MD

Monday September 28, 2015 We are up early and back in the operating room for new procedures and dressing changes for patients who have had skin grafts. I examine patients before surgery to make sure every one is still healthy–no … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 9

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Lisa M. Asta, MD

Sunday September 27, 2015 Chickens don’t sleep in on the weekend. A early walk around the compound nets me nearly a dozen species of birds including the red headed weaver and the yellow rumped tinkerbird. The large, raucous black and … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 8

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Lisa M. Asta, MD

Saturday September 26, 2015 After the courtyard consult the night before, we round in the morning before setting out to for the 2 ½ hour ride to the capital city of Dodoma. The streets are lined with dukas doing a … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 7

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Lisa M. Asta, MD

Friday September 25, 2015 The surgeons release the burned and contracted fingers of a 5 year old. K wires are placed through the fingers of the repaired hand to hold the fingers away from the palm while the skin grafts … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 6

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Lisa M. Asta, MD

Thursday September 24, 2015 Burns are common where families use wood fire to cook or heat their dwelling. Fires and cooking pots on the ground are right at child-level. Children wear cotton cloth wrapped around the body which can also … Continue reading →

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Itigi: Day 5

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Lisa M. Asta, MD

Wednesday September 23, 2015 Our first case was to release burn contractures on a young woman. The patient had been burned in a motorcycle accident, and the scarred tissue at the neck kept the patient from looking up or side … Continue reading →

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