Erik de Jong

Today we joined our second Emergency Operation Center (EOC) polio meeting at the Mzimba North District Health Office (DHO). We discussed the polio campaign schedule, which was moved from July 21-24 to August 11-14. Training for the vaccinators and transportation logistics were discussed. The schedule for the Covid-19 vaccination surveillance was also discussed. Some of

Today started with a visit to Chiputula Primary School to meet with the head teacher and teachers. Since the school is divided into morning and afternoon sessions, it was our first time meeting with these teachers. After introductions, we tended to the garden.  Today was our first day seeing sprouts in the garden! The teachers

Our original plan was to attend the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) meeting for the polio vaccination campaign at the District Health Office (DHO). However, the meeting was cancelled due to the campaign being postponed to August. We have decided to work on our nutrition education project for the Chiputula Primary School and began reading articles

Today we visited the District Health Office (DHO) and attended one of the Mzimba North Emergency Operation Center (EOC) meetings. During the meeting, we learned more about the district vaccination campaign, which is one of the initiatives to increase childhood vaccination against Polio and other diseases. As part of the campaign, they educate parents on

We had another day of visiting health centers and a hospital with the Mzimba North District Health Office (DHO) team. The health facilities we visited were the Luzi Health Centre, Ekwendeni Hospital, and Choma Health Centre. We cross-checked the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) records with the clinic records, including malaria, sexually transmitted infections

We started our second day by meeting with Rebecca, the Malawi Country Representative for LIN (Luke International Norway). She introduced us to the projects that LIN is working on, including the nutrition projects, educational capacity building, and electronic health information system. Following this, we had our first chance to go into the field! With the

It is our first day of field experience! We visited the Chiputula Primary School and Mzimba North District Health Office (DHO) to introduce ourselves before beginning to work on the projects. We received a warm welcome from the teachers and students at the Chiputula Primary School where there are approximately 3,500 students from the first