Anopheles

What a day. Sizzling heat, drinking way too little water, and I now have a headache. Nonetheless, had a great first day at the hospital. We were shown around the place, and were told simple "tips & tricks", like that we should use the toilets over at the Infectious Diseases Institute because they allegedly have the best hygiene. Always good to know.

We also visited Garden City, a local shopping center where we got a hold of life-essential necessities like SIM-cards (+256785731854, if anyone feels like dropping me a "howdy") and sunglasses (Gucci!). All set now. Bring on the malaria patients.

Speaking of which, I saw my first [probable] malaria patient today. I was thinking along the lines of obstructive jaundice due to gallstones when I saw the patient, given his presentation. Didn't for a moment think about malaria. Entirely forgetting, of course, that similar presentations can mean entirely different things here. Imagine that. Lesson learnt: Uganda is not Norway.