When I first began to look at organizations, questions began to pop into my head such as how do I choose whom to go with? How do I know what will be right for me? How do I know that it will be a good group? What even makes an
When I first began to look at organizations, questions began to pop into my head such as how do I choose whom to go with? How do I know what will be right for me? How do I know that it will be a good group? What even makes an
We arrived excited to get the San Raymundo temporary hospital up and running. We had lost time with flight delays and reroutes due to Hurricane Patricia, which was pounding Dallas with an unexpected wallop and caused baggage to be delayed and people to be stranded. Fortunately, thanks to the well-oiled
2015 Jo’s Nurses with Refuge International Chocola is a remote village in the mountainous southwestern region of Guatemala where there is no government assistance in education, health or roads. Sadly because of the country’s political climate there is no help for the indigenous people. They’re abandoned. Dr. Sergio Castillo and his wife
Filling In The Blanks My colleague who was infected has tested negative for Ebola and been discharged from the National Institutes of Health. The 16 Americans being monitored as “high risk” contacts have all passed 21 healthy days. My cohort – the clinicians with whom I trained, traveled, and worked
Hi All, we’re back in Tegus to regroup for a day – head out on the road again morning early. This past couple weeks we’ve been wandering the north/Caribbean coast of Honduras, visiting hospitals and public health clinics, Garifuna communities, other NGOs and people living with HIV. It’s been fascinating, exhausting and
Hi All, I’m in the midst of a 2 month mission with MSF/Doctors Without Borders to explore the health situation all over Honduras. With my partner Edgardo (who I met in Uganda in 2006!) and a driver, we’re visiting all of the hospitals in the country, some smaller health centers, community
Posted on March 26, 2015 by Emily Scott Transitioning to home life has been a bit strange. In my heart, I wasn’t ready to leave Sierra Leone. I wish I could still be there doing good work, falling exhausted into bed each night and looking forward to helping my patients again the next
Posted on March 23, 2015 by Emily Scott As some of you already know, I arrived home in Seattle a few days ago. It is a bit earlier than I was planning on leaving Sierra Leone, which is deeply disappointing to me. Since one of our PIH colleagues tested positive for Ebola, I’ve
by Emily Scott Written Friday March 6 On the day Abass died, I was on my way back to Freetown where I have been assigned to work at the holding center for pregnant women for the rest of my time here. Let me explain what that means: With limited resources, it