Today’s attempted survey went much better than yesterday. Much better. I think we recovered around 50 cards, which is a huge improvement from yesterday’s 19, and given that we probably saw around 70 patients today, I’d say that’s a pretty good yield. I’ll admit it – I’m fully recognize that I’m going crazy over this [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Patient Survey’
My Teeth Hurt
Posted: June 5, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, Animal, Arjun Khanna, Calf, Cat, Dog, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Health, Health Policy, Hen, Hospital Charter, Human, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Patient Survey, Rooster
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Persuading Change
Posted: June 4, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, Arjun Khanna, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Patient Survey, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
Today was a big day. Today, I began testing out my new patient waiting time survey method on the hospital. It was much more, though; I knew that if today went smoothly, I would have the staff’s support. I would know that they, too, would be totally willing to work with me in carrying out [...]
My Clay Pot
Posted: June 3, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, Arjun Khanna, Clay Pot, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Health, Hospital Charter, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Mama Joyce, Patient Survey
Yesterday and today I met Mama Joyce’s extremely gregarious sister, Mama Beatrice, from Nairobi. She came to visit her mother and was swung by the house for a night before she left this morning. She is very loud, very funny, and very friendly. She offered every single girl she knows to me in marriage, which [...]
