No chance
Today a mother came into the hospital carrying a baby – one week old with ashen skin and a belly distended like a barrel.
A feverish cart-ride
April 2012: Sweaty and shivering with exertion, two oxen drag a heavily laden cart the last few metres to Fotadrevo hospital. The passenger, Tiana, has a 40°C fever and is nine months pregnant.
Welcome, my darling!
The sun burns hot on 7th December 2012. One of Médecins Sans Frontières’ white 4x4s pulls into the gate of the hospital in Fotadrevo, carrying three women from the town of Bekily, 60 km away.
Story of a young lady (19), who benefited from the emergency fund.
The young lady was having seizures and was comatose when she reached the hospital – plus she was eight months pregnant.
Rice for blood
Shortly after sunset, a crowd of perhaps 40 people rush onto the hospital grounds. Everyone’s in a frenzy – a sure sign of a severely injured patient.