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OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine August 2022 Highlights Clinical Case of the Month However, this was a personally challenging experience. Many very young children were suffering not only from malnutrition but also malaria, cerebral palsy, or other comorbidities. This was my first time seeing kwashiorkor and marasmus in children. I was able to participate in screening incoming children using z-scores from the World Health Organization, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), and presence of edema. Every child that came in to be screened was severely malnourished with MUAC scores within the red zone (below 11.5). While I am of course grateful that these children were receiving much-needed treatment, it was incredibly challenging to witness the direct health impact of barriers to food security. Many infants younger than one year were being fed a primarily carbohydrate diet of mashed Irish potatoes or matoke after breastfeeding was stopped. This was sometimes due to a lack of resources to provide the necessary nutrients, and sometimes due to lack of knowledge about nutrition. The P3 unit’s role in teaching proper nutrition and helping increase food security is critical to the health of children and communities. Reflections Health Disparities Within Our Borders Nursing Division Art to Remind Us of Who We Can Be Our Beautiful Planet Among the Letters Congratulations Global Health Team Calendar Resources Bunny (Rose Schwartz) 6
OUR PEOPLE, OUR MISSION Global Health eMagazine August 2022 Highlights Clinical Case of the Month Reflections Health Disparities Within Our Borders Nursing Division Art to Remind Us of Who We Can Be Absorbing My Surroundings Written by John (Jackson) Burke University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Class of 2025 What a week it has been since we arrived in Uganda. I think I am finally through the jet lag. I have a little more energy every day, yet I’m sure I will burn through it this weekend as we travel to Jinja to see the source of the Nile and explore the Mabira forest. My morale is much higher than it was when I arrived. As we drove from Entebbe Airport to Kampala, culture shock hit me like a ton of bricks. Running on one hour of sleep and driving through the dark, I was wondering what I had gotten myself into. I thought to myself: “I could be home, sleeping in my own bed with the comforts of my known world around me enjoying my last proper summer vacation. Instead, I am on the other side of the planet in what feels like a different planet, exhausted, and homesick not even two days in.” Once we arrived in Kampala, we got a few hours of sleep before waking up early to check out St. Stephen’s Hospital. During the walk there, I felt detached. I was overwhelmed by everything around me and I wondered how I would make it through the month. Our Beautiful Planet Among the Letters Congratulations Global Health Team Calendar Resources 7 7 Reflections continued on next page >>
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