Author Archives: DrWillDean
The big Indaba
So I started the day as normal 5am, but this time with no strange animals or creatures in the house. Even my dog Ellie had gone on her weekly walkabout for a day or maybe two. A nice coffee, a beautiful sunrise and some paperwork and emails.
At 8am we had the big staff meeting/indaba to [...]
Posted in MACOHA, Nick Metcalfe, Vision 2020 Tagged dog, Dr Ter Haar, Ellie, indaba, meeting, Mr Banda, Stefan Leave a comment
Screening at the lakeshore
And so we start the year..
We have done our first few cataract operations. I also saw a 12 year old boy who had a penetrating pen injury to his eye. Managed to sort it out in theatre.
Steve and Kambewa are driving 200 miles to Mangotchi and Machinga, near the lakeshore, tomorrow to meet the district [...]
Posted in Adult, Blindness, Cataract, Malawi, Nick Metcalfe, Outreach, Surgery, Vision 2020 Tagged accident, death, eye trauma, Jubele Efuloni, Kambewa, lakeshore, Machinga, MACOHA, Malu, Mangotchi, Salima, Steve Leave a comment
The rains have come
I was happy to arrive back in Nkhoma during the rains. They shouls have started in ernest 2 months ago, but have been somewhat scanty over the past weeks. The crops are surviving in the central region and over the past week we have had a number of huge down pours to soak the fields [...]
The New Year
I have gathered strength from family and friends over the festive season, and am ready for the new year. It’s not going to be easy. We have much less funds, and I totally understand. With the past two year’s international financial crisis, we all perhaps have less to give; and this ultimately boils down to [...]
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New cataract surgeon!