Hannah Thompson – itinerant midwife
This blog was originally published by MSF International on 7th May 2019 and can be read in its original format here. I'm reposting it here to keep this blog complete. I’m roused as usual by the criers with megaphones giving advice on cholera prevention. It’s only 5am, but I can’t really complain when we’re the ones... Continue Reading →
This blog was originally written and posted on the 25th July 2018. I am reposting it here today for the sake of keeping this blog complete. On my second day in Bukavu my colleague suggested a swim in the lake. This heaving border town curls around the southern tip of Lake Kivu, an expanse of... Continue Reading →
You may recall that my last post was a slightly dazed jumble of happiness and trepidation- I'd landed my dream job with my favourite charity, who had turned around and told me that I am needed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Well, it's been several months since then and I have been busy. No,... Continue Reading →
Shitting myself, but thankfully not literally this time.
Having a midwife crisis 