Hello! Today we had the fantastic opportunity to visit two primary health centres. These are the first port of call for anyone with any health problems and then more serious cases are referred to the hospital. The first one was in Serrekunda which was a bit of a mission to reach as we had to manoevre our minibus through very narrow streets lined with hundreds of textile shops and a marching band! On arriving at the health centre we were met with huge queues of patients waiting to be seen by nurses. There was also a chest clinic which specialised in TB and leprosy cases. The second health centre was in Fajikunda and was mainly antenatal and postnatal patients. There were many small babies all being weighed and vaccinated (there was also a welsh ambulance!) This clinic was purely nurse led.
We then headed back to relax by the pool before heading down to the beach to see an amazing sunset - now off for dinner!
Written by Sian and Ellie