Monthly Archives: March 2026

Part 5: 3rd week This week (Monday-Thursday) Chloe and I spent most of our time in the female ward as, although we wanted to be back in paediatrics it was encouraged we went there instead. The female ward has bays … Continue reading →

Part 4 – 2nd week of placement Monday: Chloe and I decided to go to the paeds ward today. The day felt hotter than last week and the paeds ward was even hotter. It has some ceiling fans but they … Continue reading →

Part 3: 2nd weekend Friday: We woke up early to travel to Accra for a community outreach event. We had packed everything we would need into a rucksack each and took the trotro for the first time. It was cramped … Continue reading →

Part 2: 1st week of placement Started the day with some nutella-like spread on some bread – it was very nutty. Then ready for the day we were picked up by our administrator in a taxi to go to the … Continue reading →