Back to the class room

Back to the Classroom today. Dr. Nilson started off the day with a talk on TB and finished the morning with instructions on how to use a infant growth chart. He used a visual aide to show how you can simply measure weight gain with a rudimentary scale. Dr. Nilson probably would have bought the scale he found at the night market even if he couldn't have used it as a teaching aide. He collects that kind of thing but teaching baby weight made a good excuse.
In the afternoon Dr. Bob Liu began teaching on village health. He has been involved with the Barefoot Drs. program since the mid 1990's. I will try and get some pictures of him tomorrow. I had some meetings this afternoon to try and get some connections with some local hospitals, doctors, and pharmacists. I could not have even begun to set up these meetings without the help of Rita. She has been a huge help and resource. Thank you, Rita!


Dr. Bjorn Nilson using his new "treasure" to demonstrate a simple way to measure infant weight gain. He found this antique scale at the Sunday market for about $30.00 usd.