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Africa Diary

This page carries first-hand news and commentary from our team in the Delta, monthly camp reports, and research articles.

April -June 2010 Newsletter

confronting the outrage of child abuse and malpractice More ...

Jan-March 2010 report

Quarterly report More ...

November/december 2009 joint camp

joint medical and surgical camp and last monthly report More ...

October report 2009

oil refining again is rife and with it the ecological consequences More ...

September report 2009

measles, chest infections and a trip to Olota More ...

August report 2009

harvesting cassava and the rainy season means more home visits More ...

July report 2009

another delivery and more home visits More ...

Richman's story

the frustration of one man, representative of so many More ...

June surgical and medical camp

Clinic based camp at Enekorogha in partnership with Global Medical Missions More ...

May report 2009

Turbulent times, but business as usual More ...

Dr Oghumu

April report 2009

Some recent patients reviewed... More ...

March report 2009

compilation report from Enekorogha More ...

February camp report

occupational health issues concern us this month.... More ...

January report 2009

malnutrition and malaria in children More ...

December camp report

dirty water and the dry season... More ...

november camp report

Joint medical and surgical camp across four communities More ...

october camp report

the first delivery in the Clinic and more More ...

September camp report

inner creek camps and education More ...

August camps

Despite local troubles and rains the local camps held and the clinic continued to run smoothly More ...

July camps

Home visitation and review of immunisation status. More ...

June report 2008

Rains, snakes, mosquitos and more... More ...

May camp report 2008

Three community camps, some highlighted communication difficulties, and new equipment arrives... More ...

April collaborative camp 2008

A three way camp, surgical,ophthalmic, and medical, the first operating from our Clinic base. More ...

March camp report 2008

follow-up on patients from last month and two outreach camps More ...

february camp report

Immunisation camps, antenatal programs, sad and encouraging news More ...

January report 2008

Community survey and the start of our new rota. More ...

November camps 2007

a pretty picture of the creeks for a change More ...

october camps 2007

Clinic progress slows as we prepare for our November eye camp, but 3 successful medical camps and collaboration in eye camp is heartening. More ...

September camps 2007

With flooded creeks, three new villages visited near our new clinic base More ...

August medical camps

Seven community camps and participation in joint eye/medical camp More ...

july medical camps 2007 (and the rain)

Heavy rains and transport difficulties, but 8 communities visited More ...

medical and eye camp June 2007

Medical camps in four communities and collaboration eye camp More ...

Vaccination camps, May 2007

vaccination and medical camps across eight communities More ...

April Camps 2007, seven communities

Despite the volatility surrounding the elections the two monthly camps continued without incident More ...

Nigerian elections 2007

current tension and instability in the delta during local and national elections More ...

childhood health survey - 2 communities

identifying childhood nutrition, and vaccination status More ...

March medical camps

Two camps that covered 8 communities More ...

february medical camps

camps back on schedule after a difficult start to the year More ...

January medical / training camps

training camps and cholera outbreak during the dry harmattan season More ...

cataract camp november 2006

2006 sees 180 cataract patients treated in joint camps More ...

vaccination camps Okoloba and Oguwama

Two camps immunising 600 children More ...

November medical Camps, Ogbeinama, okoloba, ekogbene, Ogriab

joint medical camps with international team over four riverine communities More ...

rain harvesting completion

installation of seven community hospital rain harvesting systems More ...

nutritional survey - full report 2006

Results of research prior to establishing nutritional program More ...

Medical camps in four communities sept 2006

500+ patients treated in four communities More ...

collaborative cataract and medical camp

partnership program for eye, surgical and medical camp More ...

Dr Gloria Patrick-Ferife

medical camp opokonou/ gbalegoro,

despite changing camp location due to safety issues, aug/sept multi focused camps were undertaken More ...

nutritional survey,kpokporizha clan

focused survey of a local community More ...

Nutrition camp June 2006,Okpokonou

Malnutrition is a universal problem in the delta despite abundant nutritional sources More ...

London 10k run july 2nd 2006

A scorching day, but a great run! More ...

eye and medical camp: Abigborodo, May 2006

A joint medical and cataract camp in a new community.. More ...

Government run community clinic

tour around a community government clinic... More ...

Vaccination camp 3 communities april 2006

The first mass vaccination campaign for 2006 in new communities More ...

cataract camp april 2006

another joyful camp restoring sight and independence to many previously blind... More ...

health care worker training

Before the next vaccination camps begin in April, a training review of how to dispose of clinical waste More ...

Boat problems

boat damaged by torrential rains More ...

David Donovan

March camps

Boat camp. More ...

fetish charms and totemic medicine

some cases that illustrate the difficulties of contrasting health beliefs More ...

February camp

Dr Ehromas recent report from the communities More ...

January Oboro/opokunu camps

Report of the first camps of 2006 More ...

community hospitals rain harvesting program

three full rain harvesting systems installed jan 2006 More ...

oriagbene medical camp

The first camp in a new riverine community More ...

todays youth health organisation

Rural NGO raising awareness of health issues in the Delta communities More ...

Eye Care Health Initiative

Rural Community Eye care NGO in the Niger Delta More ...

Cataract camp december 2005

53 patients given sight in 2005 eye camps More ...

health care worker training

Health Care Worker graduation More ...

rain harvesting program expands..

program to install full rain harvesting systems More ...

F. Waive Jnr

Medical camp journals..

journal reports of recent camps that focus on women and childrens health, education and training More ...

Vaccination camp - Esama community

544 vaccinated, for measles or tetanus. Many saw a drama that showed the importance of vaccination against disease. More ...

Dr Lawrence Oghumu

Health camps - Esanma and Gbaregolor

Seeing over 1000 cases in 3 days, providing immunisations, primary care and teaching to two communities More ...

Dr Patrick Ehroma

Immunisation

The need for immunisation in the Delta region. More ...

Dr Lawrence Oghumu

Interesting cases

Protein deficiency and malnutrition resulting from ignorance and poor education More ...

Vaccination Camp - Ogbeinama and Oboro

Report on vaccinations and primary care in Ogbeinama and Oboro regions of the Delta More ...

Dr Lawrence Oghumu

rain harvesting

Rain collecting program for clean drinking water More ...