Wow, where do I start? Unlike when I was writing an essay at university, I think I could easily write 10,000 words about my trip to Ghana in record time. As not to bore you all I will summarise my trip below but please do not hesitate to get in touch should you have more any questions.
I took the evening KLM flight to Accra via Amsterdam. As with all great trips I thought I was never going to make it when my first flight was delayed leaving London and I had to run through Amsterdam airport at record spe
Team Ghana
ed to make my on-going flight. I made it though and was then on a nonstop flight to Ghana. This was my first trip to Africa and I was extremely excited, I think everyone is warned that your arrival may be a little intimidating with all the hustle and bustle and the locals keen to get you into their taxi or to book into their hotel but I was pleasantly surprised. I walked through the airport arrivals with ease and Joe, the Programme Manger was the first person to try and get my attention.
Over in Arusha at Mt Meru hospital, Deborah Adams really enjoyed learning about “sickle cell anaemia on a ward round with Dr Mushi” and Paula – Ann Bailey thought “seeing the neonates in the preemie ward was amazing!”. Angela Charalambous had the opportunity to “observe two births, participate in amassing the mother, including measuring the blood pressure, doing vaginal examination and checking the babies heart rate. The first day was a culture shock, but I am sure I will get used to it!” and Siwan Elliot commented about how much you can learn from placements overseas. “Assisting in labour has to be the clinical highlight for me; in the UK this is not possible for me to do. Spending time in minor surgery also gave me opportunities to aid in plaster clinic and to remove sutures, which is a well needed skill. Ward round also gave me opportunities to learn about differing diseases which aren’t as predominant in the UK”.
