Much of what will happen in the next 3 months is still a mystery to me, but here's what I do know...
a) destination- Choma, Zambia (the turquoise country near the bottom). I leave at the crack of dawn Wednesday (Pacific time) and will arrive to Lusaka at 9 pm Thursday. I'm meeting Dr Kenneth Johnson (The surgeon I'm working with, who also happens to be a Jesuit priest) at the airport. Well stay at a guest house in Lusaka that night then travel a few hours to Choma the next morning.
according to the website of the organization I'm going with...
"Choma General Hospital is located in the town of Choma, Zambia, in southern Zambia. Choma is populated with about 30,000 people and is found on the main North - South road that runs through Zambia. The rural area contains some commercial farming (tobacco), as well as other types of cash crops, including cotton, maize, and paprika. According to the country's constitution, Zambia is a Christian nation. In reality, about half of the population of Zambia are Christians.
The climate is similar to that experienced in the southern United States with one major exception: the schedule is reversed. June to August is quite cool, October to November can be quite hot, and the rainy season lasts from December to March."
b) The hospital - a 200 bed facility serving the town of 30,000 and surrounding area of 380,000 people. There are 4 full time doctors- Dr Johnson and 3 Zambian national physicians. Additionally there is a Director of Health who has an MPH.
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