This blog is about my dad and I taking a trip to Niger this August in 2012. My dad, Brad, is a family doc who specializes in obstetrics. I'm a pre-med student with clinic experience. We'll be volunteering at a hospital in Galmi, Niger for 10 days.
This young man was bitten by a snake. The wound became very infected. He needs surgery, but has been staying at the hospital being treated with antibiotics and quinine (anti-malaria med) to get him healthy enough to have surgery. They will remove the infected tissue today in the operating room, and perform a skin graft as well.
