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<\/a>The film crew set up in the office, while we waited outside and spoke with some of the ladies, who wanted photos with us, and to show us photos of their children stored on their cell phones.<\/p>\nDr Sichilindi, dressed in his white medical uniform, echoed what the other clinic in Kabulwebulwe Chiefdom revealed to us too.\u00a0 He summed it up in one statement: \u201cMany lives could be saved if we had access to modern technology for communication\u201d.<\/p>\n
Our interview was interrupted with an emergency when the Doctor was called to see to a child that had been brought in who had cut her hand badly.<\/p>\n We learnt too that computers would also have an important impact on this clinic.\u00a0 Having got the child\u2019s bleeding hand under control, Dr Sichilindi returned to us and continued to explain that patients buy a book that has all their details and medical history in it that the clinic keeps for them on some shelves.\u00a0 \u201cBut there is not enough space to keep all the books for this large community, so a computer would help a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n Realising that we had taken up too much of the Doctors precious time, and with some elders from the Moono Palace calling to see where we were, we bid our farewells to Nambala clinic, and headed on our way back to the Palace, via the school…. to be continued.<\/em><\/p>\n (PS- see\u00a0more photos here<\/a>)<\/p>\n Written by Telana Simpson On our way to one of the schools in the Chiefdom of Moono, we stopped off at the Nambala Clinic.\u00a0 Although it was busy with many expectant mothers, with Thursday being the antenatal clinic day, Dr Shadrack Sichilindi gave us … Continue reading <\/a>Being able to phone for an ambulance (and having roads that allow for access!) would be a good start, as well as being able to phone ahead to hospitals to give information, or get information, and speak with patients when needed.<\/p>\n<\/a>Audrey Shangala, a patient patient, had been waiting since 6:00 in the morning to see a physician.\u00a0 She was 7 months pregnant with her fourth child, and shared with us how if everyone in her village had a mobile phone, it would help with communication, especially if there were any accidents at night.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Date of visit to clinic: \u00a0Thursday 26 July 2012
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