“Dr. Jill – it works!” Nyagak’s excitement was tangible. What worked? It was the cell tower. After years of delay, they started construction this past fall. By late January, it was up and running. Nyagak, a health worker now studying midwifery, dashed by the clinic...
As nights grow longer in the northern hemisphere, we find more quiet time to count our blessings. One of them is our original world wide web, made up of friends who offer so many forms of support for this work. It began long before anyone had heard of the internet....
SUDDENLY WE HAVE A NEW PROJECT: TWINS AND ORPHANS!!! So you, as a Nuer woman, gave birth to your baby. Cows are your blood line, your kindred spirits. That means babies are nourished with at least a little cow milk to supplement their mom’s. Without cows, babies do...
In 2019, a popular uprising in Khartoum unseated Sudan’s dictatorial President Omar al-Bashir. Sudan’s bright hope for civilian rule dwindled in recent years. Then, on April 15, without warning, Khartoum awoke to massive military chaos. A general who had been Bashir’s...
Twenty-three years ago, we launched the Sudan Tuberculosis Project. Since our patients stay for 6 to 12 months of directly observed therapy, TB remains our largest program. It is a bit scary to have so many TB patients crowded into our increasingly crowded town. But...
Dr. James Wal (who almost died from childhood kala azar) helps supervise care of 1000 outpatient visits monthly. 56% female (We see more female paJents in all age groups.)13% under 5 years32% 5-15 years55% adults This age distribution includes complex patients, those...
