bmontea1Sep 8, 20211 min readDay 23: Welcome Back to BaltimoreThe journey was long, but eventually, we touched down in Washington DC. We were tired, jetlagged, and ready to return home. Before we...
bmontea1Aug 31, 20212 min readDay 22: Goodbye, KenyaOur final day in Kenya had finally arrived. We slept in and packed our luggage before checking out from our hotel, and then leaving. But...
bmontea1Aug 31, 20212 min readDay 21: Machakos HospitalOur final research day of the trip brought us an hour south of Nairobi to Machakos Hospital. Machakos is a relatively large rural town,...
bmontea1Aug 31, 20212 min readDay 20: Kenyatta Hospital and Aga Khan University HospitalBefore leaving Kenya, we had two days left in the Nairobi area to visit hospitals that we had not gotten a chance to visit earlier. The...
bmontea1Aug 31, 20212 min readDay 19: Revital Healthcare Manufacturing and Returning to NairobiWe began our final day in Mombasa by spending more time sightseeing downtown. We saw the Mombasa Tusks, a famous landmark consisting of a...
bmontea1Aug 26, 20212 min readDay 18: Return to Coast General and Visiting Technical University MombasaWe began our day by returning to Mombasa Coast Provincial General Hospital to interview the COSECSA surgical residents there. We were...
bmontea1Aug 26, 20213 min readDay 17: Mombasa Coast Provincial General HospitalOur travels brought us today to Mombasa Coast Provisional General Hospital, one of the first hospitals in Kenya, and it is today one of...
bmontea1Aug 22, 20212 min readDay 16: Lazy Day in MombasaToday, we just stayed at our resort and relaxed, since the hospitals wouldn't be open to us on the weekends, and it also was raining, so...
bmontea1Aug 22, 20212 min readDay 15: Travel to MombasaToday marked the end of our time in Makindu, as we woke up early and loaded our car to start a long, 6 hour drive to Mombasa, our final...
bmontea1Aug 22, 20212 min readDay 14: Makueni County Mother & Child HospitalToday we traveled up to Makueni County Hospital, the main public hospital of Makueni County. Specifically, we went to the Mother & Child...
bmontea1Aug 19, 20212 min readDay 13: Makindu HospitalToday we spent the whole day at Makindu Hospital. It is a public hospital situated in Makindu, as a sub-county hospital as part of the...
bmontea1Aug 18, 20212 min readDay 12: Travelling to MakinduAt last, our time in Nairobi came to an end for now. We would be back towards the end of trip, but for now, we were finished there. We...
bmontea1Aug 18, 20212 min readDay 11: Meeting with Dr. Parkar AgainWe returned to the MediHeal hospital to meet with Dr. Parkar again at his clinic. We discussed some of our findings at Kikuyu and our...
bmontea1Aug 18, 20212 min readDay 10: Kikuyu HospitalOur research today took us to Kikuyu, in the Kiambu county just north of Nairobi, to visit the P.C.E.A Kikuyu hospital, a mission...
bmontea1Aug 18, 20214 min readDay 9: Final Day in Maasai MaraWe began our final day in Maasai Mara even earlier than yesterday - We woke up at 5 am so we could enter the park at 6 am! We really...
bmontea1Aug 18, 20211 min readDay 8: Full Day in Maasai MaraToday, we woke up at 6 am to start our safari early, since apparently, many more animals would be out at this time. They start early, so...
bmontea1Aug 18, 20212 min readDay 7: Journey to Maasai MaraToday was the start of a three day excursion that I knew would be an unforgettable experience - a trip to The Maasai Mara National...
bmontea1Aug 13, 20212 min readDay 6: Meeting Dr. ParkarToday we went to the MediHeal clinic in Nairobi to meet with one of our most important local contacts, Dr Rafique Parkar. Dr. Parkar was...
bmontea1Aug 13, 20212 min readDay 5: Touring NairobiToday we were unable to schedule a visit at a hospital that we wanted to go to - Kenyatta Hospital, a public hospital in Nairobi. So, we...
bmontea1Aug 13, 20212 min readDay 4: Return to Karen HospitalToday, we went back for a second day at The Karen Hospital, this time to do more formal interviews and talk with more new people. We...
