Back at the ABC

The next week was a little different, we had the "south team" ABC students to join us now and it was back to the safari lodge at lilongwe. With the first night there quite noisy and cramped we were hoping it to be a little bit of an easier stay this time.
So Day 16 it was off to the ABC to meet up with the south team and for children from an orphanage in Lilongwe to be bused over to us for testing. We took over the whole maternity wing for this. Only 12 children were send over, it felt not the most productive day ... which was easy to say in comparison to the following day where we headed off to a nearby secondary school where anyone could attend.

Day 17 at the secondary school near 500 children and adults came through the door ( advertisement /posters were made by the south team days before which helped) we were extremely busy. 200 of them got to the ear cleaning stage but did not go further due to either a bad infection or that the OAE screen passed.

After an exhausting day, it was rewarding to know that we had found those who needed treatment for infections or needing hearing aids to be fitted at the ABC.For peter and rebbecca doing such a job alone would take a long time so having so many us of ment in this field we had been a big help. :)


My last few days were spent down in liwonde national park...safari.....you guessed it...