Saturday, December 11, 2010

La ultima semana

Yesterday was my last day of both work and spanish. Its strange how fast time has gone.
I have been comparing the system here and at home. Like if you need antibiotics injection at home, well you usually lie in the hospital for a few days and all medicine are provided. Here if the doctor thinks you should get antibiotics for 7 days, well you buy the antibiotics, sterile water to prepare it, syringes and needles. This the patients bring with them for 7 days, and pay 1 sol everytime for the application. Maybe this is how we could fix the finances for the hospital at home?
I was wrong about the peadiatrics, the do have prizes for the kids, they just didnt have any now.
Here malnutrition and anemia are a huge problem with kids. In Cucso alone about 50% of the kids suffer from malnutrition or/and anemia. Yesterday a women came in with her 2 boys for check up, and the older one (about 3 years old) didnt even have underwear, it really breaks my heart to see that side of poverty.

My last week has begun, now i am just going to relax, do what i feel like. Maybe do a little shopping and who knows what adventure lies around the corner.

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