Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Medical Students from Regensburg Uniklinikum Visit Kapululira Village














Schools for Zambia organised a trip to Siavonga district, in Zambia in August 2011, for two medical students from Regensburg Uni-Klinikum, who were the first students to go to Zambia for six weeks as part of a new partnership programme between University of Zambia and Uni-Klinikum Regensburg, sponsored by DAAD (a German exchange programme). Steffi and Eva were in the training hospital in Lusaka for several weeks, observing methods of treatment there, before leaving the capital city to go to Kapululira village. There they inspected the clinic and spoke at length with the responsible nurse, as well as the District Health Officer for the region, Dr Kabungo. They assisted the nurse with her everyday duties and treated patients and have come up with many ideas how to improve the standard of treatment available, as well as possible new equipment. The two visitors from Regensburg are the first of hopefully many exchange students to have this opportunity of visiting the village and we hope to work closely with Uni-Klinikum in the future to ensure that this valuable exchange of knowledge and ideas continue. Pictures show the clinic in Kapululira, the girls with Chris Farao, our contact person in Zambia, as well as "Baby Taonga".

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