May 23rd, 2009 :: Voyage au Mali
Well, I just wrote quite a bit and accidentally deleted - errr. But suffice it to say that the last three days - our 1/2 mark - have been phenomenal! The matrones are just soaking this up! The trainers are fantastic - one doctor and two highly trained midwives or "sage-femmes". All three truly apply adult learning principles to this event which has been amazing to watch. The pictures attached to this post are from the first day which was an overview of neonatal mortality and what the next two days would review in detail. It was so wonderful to approach the health center that first morning and find all of these women waiting and eager to go! Really, the session have been phenomenal. The best part is when they start asking questions and discussion gets going - there was a lot of debate about when/why to bathe a newborn, how many iron pills to give, how to treat and prevent malaria in pregnant women...it went on and on. You could tell the matrones were going to take advantage of being around their peers and supervisors. I'll post more details about day 2 and 3 tomorrow. For now - enjoy these photos from Day 1. More to come on website. And, by the way, it's mango seasons so despite the heat its been fabulous!
Coulibaly does a gloving demo
