Monday - almost the same as home ....... except

Monday is a busy day, probably the busiest day of the week.  Today I saw about 30 patients and 23 of them were positive for malaria.  Of the 23, 21 were children under the age of 6.  It's almost like seeing kids with URIs -  a few tablets and off you go.  There are some that you can tell even before the exam begins that they are sick and it is uncertain about their outcome.  These I worry about.  It's probably only one or two a day but still very concerning.  I tell them to come back in a few days but rarely see them again - do they survive?  I'm not sure.  Sometimes I suggest the hospital for further treatment but I can see it in the mother's eyes that they cannot afford such a luxury..........

Sometimes Kenya makes me sad.

 The typical response to the Muzungu factor.