Finally the answer

to the question everyone is asking, "What are you going to be doing while you're there?"

I was checking my email right before class, when I got an email from CCS with my placement, that is, where I'm going to be volunteering. I'm thrilled to announce that I'm going to be at Bodeni Dispensary!

It is a government dispesary that was started in 2005 to provide healthcare to all people. Some of their services include prevention of maternal to child transmission (too bad we haven't had that in school yet!), family planning and lab tests. There is a staff of 8 people (doctor, watchman, senior nurse, medical attendent, record keeper, home-based care for HIV/AIDS, pharmacist and lab tech). They speak Kiswahili AND English (yay!), and they see 25 to 30 patients per day.

Here's a list of things I could be doing while I'm there:
- check-in patients, weigh and take blood pressures
- work in a maternity ward; weighing babies and checking growth progress
- observe and assist in various medical departments
- spend time with patients, greet and make them feel comfortable
- help fill prescriptions
- discuss possible treatments with doctors

There is also at least one other girl that is placed at Bodeni Dispensary too.

SO EXCITED!

18 days???