Vaccination and check-up for the babies

rs. Today we had our children's day. Luckily the rain stopped so that the mothers could descend from the mountain without problems. The waiting room was full. Many came for vaccinations. We can use one bottle of vaccination medicine for five babies, but we cannot keep the medicine a long time outside the cooler. That's why we invite them all at the same time. We also medically checked the small ones. Our laboratory assistant Caroline helped fill the registration cards, because we have to report to the MOH (Ministry of Health) monthly. There is also a statistic about the current diseases in Kenya.

Vaccination day

rs. Today we had a vaccination day. 56 babies and 35 small children came with their mothers. Not everyboday came, because there is still some fear of cholera although in Kasambara and Thugunui the situation has thanks God much improved. Today, we also made some phone calls reagarding food supplies for the refugees but unfortunately nobody from the official offices in Nakuru wanted to know something. Perhaps we have to go there personally to get some response.

Children's vaccination day

Weight control for babies

rs. Today it was chilly an cloudy, around 17°C. In the morning I wrote a few letters and then I went to the hospital. Today is vaccination day so we had many mothers with their babies here. Some of them came early because they know that in the afternoon it starts raining and then it will be complicated to go home - a 4 or 5 hour walk is no exception. At 1 pm the big rush was over and also our medical staff could pause for a lunch break. I took the chance to speak with doctor Wanjara about the organisation in the camp. We have to make it clear that they don't have a permanent home here; they have to start making plans for the future. Also the hygienic standard, especially of the women, is not very high. So it is not easy to make them understand how we act in the civilization; many origin from the bushes and are difficult to teach. We make our best to bring some order and purity in the camp life.

Vaccination day

sh. Around 350 mothers with their children came today for vaccinations. We accept them batch by batch, otherways 1000 people would come at once. Our medical staff had a hard day: treatments in the hospital, taking care of the accouche- ments and the vaccinations. Before return- ing home we quickly had a look at the refugee camp (see picture below).