more photos of hospital

Here's a photo set I found of the hospital (not at its most photogenic) where I work, from back in Sept. when the docs at the hospital were on strike to get the minister of health to resign.

And, the article in peru.21.

escandalo

So yesterday, the news crews and reporters were all over our ID ward at the hospital. My nurse called me to tell me they were filming and interviewing . . . though the chief of our service refused to talk to them.

Last night on the nightly news the story was on the local stations, apparently my nurse was even on tv (I tried to watch but fell asleep early). Today it was in all the papers, including the big national paper, El Comercio. They reported that there was a staff outbreak and that a resident and a psychologist were diagnosed with TB, and that it was the fault of the poorly maintained ventilation system. They asked for the resignation of the hospital director, as well as for a hospital emergency to be declared.

Today some people from the ministry of health came by as well as the chief of internal medicine.

Lots of local politics that I don't want to get involved in . . . wonder when this will be solved. In the meantime the ID service is not accepting any TB patients.

cholitas playing golf

Thanks to my friend Karthik for this fabulous article in the Guardian.

Back from cusco with the fam. Mom and dad are off to Arequipa and a 3 days trek through colca canyon. Rachel is with me in Lima until thursday when she jets to Sao Paolo, and I'll meet mom and dad on friday in Puno to head to Lake Titicaca for a couple of days.

Love this country, but mentally ready to go home. I've pretty much eaten my way around the Peruvian menu and I'm ready to go home to my food, my haunts, etc. I will definitely miss the friendly faces, the surfing, and the sunshine. Luckily I'm heading back just in time for summer . . .

heading back to Boston in just over 1 month.