We've been here about three weeks now, and have settled into a comfortable routine. Part of that routine lately has involved power outages and a broken generator, so I'm posting this while my computer is charged and the wireless is working...
On our walk to work, we pass a community center, a prison (fairly low security, I assume, since the fence is made of broken chicken wire), many animals, and some new friends..
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| Via Oh MG |
The kids here are very cute - and are endlessly amused by our paleness. And our cameras. This little crew attends the school down the road from Twin House and we see them almost every day.
This is the banda - aka our office.
Not a bad place to work, even when we're sharing it with recovering eye surgery patients.
The RHSP main building, which contains the labs and surgical theatre.
Our first day, we got a FULL tour, including going into the theatre to observe a circumcision. The guy on the table actually looked up and waved when we came in...
Medical male circumcision (MMC) is one of the main projects here - RHSP was one of the first research sites to demonstrate that circumcision reduces risk of contracting HIV by about 60%. It has since been shown to reduce the risk of several other STIs and types of cancer, not only in men but in female partners as well.
Since this lovely photo was taken, I have been able to spend even more time in this stylish outfit, since part of my project involves interviewing the MMC trainees and this is where they spend most of their time. My project is basically an assessment of the MMC training - looking at changes in participants' knowledge and attitudes over the course of the training. I'm also doing some preliminary work on how feasible it is for trainees' home facilities to actually offer MMC.
It hasn't been all work though - coming up (hopefully tomorrow.. or... maybe in two weeks) pictures of our weekend trips to Lake Mburo and Queen Elizabeth National Park!
Medical male circumcision (MMC) is one of the main projects here - RHSP was one of the first research sites to demonstrate that circumcision reduces risk of contracting HIV by about 60%. It has since been shown to reduce the risk of several other STIs and types of cancer, not only in men but in female partners as well.
Since this lovely photo was taken, I have been able to spend even more time in this stylish outfit, since part of my project involves interviewing the MMC trainees and this is where they spend most of their time. My project is basically an assessment of the MMC training - looking at changes in participants' knowledge and attitudes over the course of the training. I'm also doing some preliminary work on how feasible it is for trainees' home facilities to actually offer MMC.
It hasn't been all work though - coming up (hopefully tomorrow.. or... maybe in two weeks) pictures of our weekend trips to Lake Mburo and Queen Elizabeth National Park!
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