since i never posted anything about the trip in october, i thought i'd do a bit of catching up. also, since my camera cable is in my luggage, i can't exactly show you anything about this trip.
i came to malawi in may to set things up (just my portion - very large team effort here), then again in october to be here for the actual study start. so below are some photos from that trip. the first one is a photo of our first study participant! the mom was happy to let us take her picture (we gave her copies - it's the little things you take for granted, like a mother having a photo of herself with her child) and the baby didn't even mind the vaccine very much (oral vaccine with a bit of sweetener to make it taste better). also, to be fair, our second mom arrived at the same time, so below are actually the pictures of the co-first moms to sign up.
a little later in the day, we had a drama group perform the community awareness play for the chiefs of the area. these are skits that will help raise awareness about the study and hopefully reduce resistance. as a courtesy, we show the chiefs first to get their approval. there also ladies who come to perform traditional songs and dances. though i didn't get photos of the formal event, the ladies came back over to the clinic and did some more dancing for us - so cool!!!
Gotta love them airlines!
ReplyDeleteSounds like your last trip was pretty exciting...maybe when you get back you can get them to ship your camera cable back to you since it will no doubt arrive in Malawi just as you are leaving...
That's really cool about the awareness drama and previewing it for the chiefs.