Health station
Kasaana

Children are screaming from inside and a “queue” of tired women, after a long walk, and their children are sitting outside under the trees. They’re all waiting for their turn to go into the small and dark room where the vaccination of the children is done.

“Just finished with their vaccines for this time:”

From the left: Kyosumire with her 6months old boy Muhereza Isaiah, Nshemereirwe with her 4months old daughter Beinomugyicha Innocent and Nurse Alice Kyomuhendo.

Every Thursday I go together with some of the staff from a health station out to their units in the villages. This last Thursday we went to a place called Kasaana. Every Thursday and Friday they go out to one of their units and help out with immunization, vaccination and pregnancy check-ups – just to name some of their work. Due to my lack of competence in this area I mainly observe the Thursdays I’m joining them, but I try to help out with things that I can, like putting medicine, brought with us, in the storage and weighing children. The last thing mentioned was something I was meant to do at Kasaana, but they were out of something that we needed to do it so I just watched while Nurse Alice Kyomuhendo did the vaccination of children.

“9 months old Nuwasiima Marcline is finishing her vaccination program this day. Good to have mother Kyawisiima Marcline to comfort while she get her last shot.
Community Health worker Edward Wakubariho(to the left) and health worker Maris Turyasinguv) are also doing a great job…”

It’s very interesting to see how they manage to do the work at the different units, and it’s a very important work that they do! So keep up the good work people. ;)