A Trip to a Rural Hospital

I never cease to be amazed when I go to a rural hospital to see the conditions. The thought kept going through my mind "don't get sick here" or "will I get sick here?" I went with a friend who needed to take someone to the hospital for a test and x-ray. Surprisingly it took less time than a hospital here to get the services done but the conditions are meager. The rural hospitals make many of our rural hospitals look like "John Hopkins."  I did meet two Japanese women who were working with the hospital. They were the equivalent to our "peace corps." Between us three we were the only mzungus there. Thankfully there are these hospitals and indeed it is a blessing that many of these hospitals can operate due to support from countries such as the US and Japan so that medical supplies are available. Only today the dispensary was out of meds so we had to go off property to a local pharmacy.