Jornada de Vacunas

This is the temporary health post  the nurses set up

Throughout training we’ve had tons of experiences for technical training and working in the communities we’re living in on local health issues. One part of health care that the Ministry of Health does an amazing job on is vaccinations. Every April there are vaccination campaigns (Jornadas de Vacunas) around the country. In each campaign a small group of nurses and doctors go to their local rural communities and set up a small health post.

Practicum Week in Nueva Guinea

David and I giving a charla at the Health Center on HIV

For the last week all of the trainees were scattered around the country participating in field days. In the health sector we were split into two groups, my group of 8 trainees headed for Nueva Guinea in RAAS. It was a surprisingly quick 5 hour non-stop (no-bathroom-stops) public bus ride. The trip out to RAAS crosses a good portion of the country, we drove in and out of the mountains, thus in and out of the drought zone. RAAS is (or was) a giant rainforest. Now it’s a mix of rainforest, rolling hills, swamps, and open fields for grazing and crops.