Today we visited St. Gabriel’s Hospital. This was the first time I visited a health care facility in Malawi. We met with Alexa and Danielle and they gave a tour of the hospital. It was much bigger than I imagined. One of the health care workers at the hospital said that they see more than 300 patients a day at this hospital. It was interesting that there was one head nurse that basically did everything. Most doctors/nurses here were not specialized in any specific field. Since there is a limitation of trained health care workers in Malawi, it is definitely more practical to have health care workers who are able to treat various conditions. Going to St. Gabriel’s was helpful in that it allowed us to see the different components of a health care facility here in Malawi. Also, it gave us some insight into what is still needed at the CLI clinic before it can open.

It was nice to see our friends from Rice and experience a different area of Malawi.