We've had a few days with nice clear views of Kilimanjaro, this morning I finally got out in time to take a picture of one. The small peak on the slopes of Kili is Mwenzi, which is "only 5100 meters" high as the locals say.
It's been a good but hard week. We lost a couple of kids on my team, one to severe malnutrition and one to cerebral malaria. I think we've been able to contribute in a helpful way now and then, and we are definitely learning a lot.
We've been trying to set up a time to teach the labor & delivery nurses the Helping Babies Breathe curriculum using the bag & masks we brought and a simulator baby. This has proved more difficult than we expected, as the supervisors seem willing to work with us but have yet to give us a specific time to teach. We are really hoping to do this before we leave, as birth asphyxia is an all too common cause of morbidity and mortality here and throughout Tanzania.
This weekend we are headed to Lake Chala camp, on the shores of a crater lake about 1.5 hours away. It should be a nice relaxing weekend and yet another beautiful, scenic place.
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