As the days become drier, we have had some unexpected encounters with village livestock. Due to the fact that our dogs like to chase and...

“The patient with dissection is no more” I was a bit surprised by the text from my senior-level medical resident. My specialist colleague...

Of all flowers, roses have the greatest potential to make me happy. Maybe it’s because my mother curated incredible roses in her garden...

Some days I really struggle as a Preventive Medicine doctor. My ultimate goal in global health is helping local people solve local...

I sat in the cold, empty room. We used to meet here most days for hospital handover before we decided that it was risky to have every...

One of my Family Medicine residents came into my office looking a bit tired. It had been hard for him to focus on his research with so...

When I couldn’t travel in March, I was happy to pour myself into COVID-19 disaster preparedness at the hospital instead. In April I tried...

I wonder if we were the first team to win a hackathon with such a low tech solution. Ten days ago I didn’t even know what a hackathon...

I felt like Dr. Snow – the British physician who pushed for removal of the handle from an offendingwater pump in London in order to stem...

When the rain came today I was so excited. It had been seven days since the last rain, a sign that wet season was waning. The maize...

It started as a simple patient education project. Our Dutch nursing student wanted to educate pediatric patients and their patients about...

The people of Malawi are hungry. Women come to our front and back door throughout the day. The young man who works for us comes and lets...

"And a soul well-spent will be one who lives Best Yes answers.” – Lisa Terkeurst, The Best Yes “’If you want people to use such great...

I had a glimpse of heaven yesterday. It was a Medical Ward team event for Christmas – a celebration of community, common purpose in...

It’s dry season in Malawi, so dry that the land cracks open and layers of dust settle on everything. We’ve had days without power and...

(so many people ask “what’s an average day like? Do they really want to know?) 6:00 Wake up (actually, I woke up at 5:00, that was a good...

Marlene came running down the hall, tears in her eyes. “There was a traffic accident, children are dying, some are already dead.” My...

Today was a very “this is Africa” day. I woke up at 3:15, and 4:20. And 5:20. But then I got to take the dogs for a walk before work with...

Two patients in medical ward were in a coma – one old and one young. The old one was just rolled in a few minutes ago; she was in her...

We knew something was wrong when we arrived to check in for our flight and it offered us an option to drive to another airport an hour...