A VISIT TO HAU HOSPITAL
We have just returned from our visit to Kibuye. We were impressed with the upgrades which have been accomplished there since our visit last year. Two new doctors have been hired, and the hospital and clinics were overflowing with patients.
On Darlene’s suggestion, HAU has built a dormitory for Medical and Nursing students doing there field practice at Kibuye as “the “University Hospital.” Last year, I took a photo of Darlene standing on the foundations. Today, I took a photo of her in front of the finished building. It is beautifully constructed.
The trip from the main campus in Bujumbura is 125 km, and takes ca. 3 hours. Kibuye is located “upcountry” in the mountains at ca. 6000’ elevation. The countryside is beautiful: the mountainsides are covered with plantings of coffee, tea, eucalyptus, corn, palms, and bananas.
So it was a pleasant day, and an especially important one for Darlene. She was given a tour of all the hospital wards and clinics, and spoke at length with the doctors (all three came to meet with her). Bishop Elie is very eager to have her return next fall and for a more extended time to help develop curriculum and train faculty for the Nursing program, set up the out-patient clinic (currently under construction adjacent to the main campus), and coordinate the education and training of the Medical and Nursing students.
So we will see!
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Yes I'm Manzi Christian one of the Dr Darlene's students I'm verry happy to see this blog it is nice to see what friends from America have done to us in Burundi and as this University is named Hope Africa we hope in U especially in God what U've done is note small it means the world. after our nursing courses we will still recall your contributions
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