While most of the East Coast of the US had a major snowstorm, we have enjoyed warm and sunny weather here in Addis. Some members of our team did lectures this morning for the ENT residents and then did some oral exams with the senior residents. We dropped off some surgical supplies at Cure. I went to church at the International Evangelical Church with a surgeon from Cure and his wife and then had a lovely lunch with them. I had Nile perch kabobs! Then some of us took a tour of Black Lion hospital.
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| Black Lion Hospital, Pediatric Unit |
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| Mural on Wall at Black Lion Hospital |
We will see our patients for surgery tomorrow and then have dinner with other medical colleagues in Addis that we have met during our trips. Tomorrow we start operating and seeing patients in the clinic.
Many of the shanty type houses and smaller buildings in Addis are being torn down to make new taller buildings. Many of the people are being relocated to the outskirts of town which will certainly make their life more difficult for transportation and other needs. It is a busy bustling city but a little quieter on Sunday. I can hear singing and speaking outside, I don't know if it is from a church or mosque or something else and lots of cars honking their horns. It is very dusty and dry but strangely comforting too because it is very familiar now that this is my fifth visit here.
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