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A flashback to days as a District Health Officer

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 4 March 2009 - Categories: Africa, Health

The visit to Chibuto hospital today was like a trip back in time for me. The picture of the surgical theatre (right) so reminded me of the one I used to run when I was a district health officer in …

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It ain't half hot mum!

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 3 March 2009 - Categories: Africa, Girls & Women, Health

I am showing my age now by making reference to this old British sitcom in the title of this blog, but it does sum up the events of today quite well! It was 41 degrees centigrade when we arrived in …

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