Biryogo Health Center - Day 1
This morning we got up bright and early to head to the Biryogo health center where we will be working this week! Today and tomorrow will be completely for observation and evaluation. We took most of the day touring the facilities and learning about the programs they had available. The health center definitely struggle with resources compared to their intake and there is a lot of work to do. With that said, they are doing great despite their circumstances. Their model is really cool. Not only do they provide healthcare but also social services and educational services. They have numerous community health education programs and a primary school where the children in the sector can go for a couple of years! The health center is like a small clinic that sees basic patients. There is only one doctor in the entire place and we only saw her once for a few minutes! The director and all of the other medical staff who oversee patient care are nurses. To start the day we met with the dir...
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