There is an orthopaedic camp here on the boat now (made up of a surgeon, nurse, anesthesiologist, and physiotherapist all from France) and a crowd of people are camped outside waiting to be seen each day. We have spent the morning preparing for my upcoming journey to go out in the chars (islands) and train the paramedics. In the afternoon, I saw patients with the Ortho guys and some kids with Manaan (the paramedic that is trained in pediatrics). We diagnosed one little girl with Ricketts and another two children with pneumonia. The bulk of the surgeries are club foot repairs and there are children everywhere with casts on their legs.
I experienced my first Bengali dust storm today. 4 years in Lubbock, surviving many a dust storm and you would think I would learn to close my windows! However, it came from nowhere.
We ended the night with some fish fresh caught from the river today and some tea out on the boat deck while watching the lightning...so luxurious!
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