Teaching and Screenings

Hi everyone,

Friday was another busy day of teaching! Adam, Laura, and I started the day by teaching about substance abuse at Moshono Secondary School.  I hope the students understood our messages about the harmful effects of many substances that are commonly abused here! At first, most of the students were too shy to participate but we got around that by offering some candy (to Adam's objections, of course!) 

After our morning school teaching, we made it to Dr. Tekle's clinic to teach the staff there about fetal and maternal health.  Laura and I lead this discussion while we used Adam to demonstrate.  Once our teaching at the dental clinic was complete, we headed back to Moshono Secondary School to teach the entire school about HIV/AIDS.  I think we were all amazed at the questions the students had! Most of them seem to have a good understanding of how the disease is transmitted but it is clear that many myths and barriers remain, especially in terms of condom use.

Yesterday (Saturday), the three of us went back to Maji Ya Chai to CCF (the center for Street kids).  Laura and I completed some more histories and physical exams on the children while Adam did some more dental work.  It was a very productive day! We were also able to give them a quick lesson on hygeine!

Thats all for now! We will update again soon!