The main highlight this month has been the opening of the new Pediatric Ward here at the hospital. It was a great day and culmination of several years of hard work by many up here in Kompiam.
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| Dignitaries arrive in Kompiam for the Opening on MAF charter flight. |
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| One of our medical students takes a Shim Sham class |
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| School getting ready for the opening ceremony - they sung the National Anthem and did a recorder item |
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| Inside the new ward - it's almost filled with babies and kids now |
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| The elusive Ulysses butterfly (rotten thing won't open it's wings for me) |
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| Celebrations for the opening (the pig wasn't celebrating) |
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| Some of the hospital staff decorating with a truck load of the rainforest |
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| The 6 rural doctors in Kompiam for training - planted a tree to celebrate completing of the 2 weeks training |
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| Make-shift swimming pool |
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| The Governor speaking at the opening of the new Pediatric Ward |
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| Opening day a bit too much for some - Napos falls asleep on one of the kids laps |
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| Staff celebrations after the opening - the pig and associated food (Coke) split up in family groups |
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| The highschool girls after doing their speeches |
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| Our escort down to the river |
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| Boys at the waterfall |
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| Our escort on the way back from the river |
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| I finally captured the elusive Ulysses with his blue wings showing (been about 5 years in the making) |
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| What more can you say |
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| An old lady in Australia knits these woolen outfits for the babies in hospital |
