We are barely a month into 2016, and already it seems we have found our illness du jour. ZIKA VIRUS! I will admit that Zika virus is relatively new to me despite being an infectious disease specialist. When I first heard of it in 2014 through an online news report out of Brazil, I had to […]
A Thought about the Wards at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
My thoughts about the wards at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana have been a long time coming. I have tried to figure out how to summarize my opinions without being too critical. As previously mentioned, there are 26 inpatient beds in the Fever’s Unit. There are 2 beds in each room, 2 drawers, and a TV. There […]