Apologies to our regular blog visitors for the delay in posting but the last few weeks have been a whirlwind... Ian went to World Health Organization in Geneva for a workshop on Universal Health Coverage [ensuring all people have access to healthcare] and Patient Safety & Quality. It was a privilege to be one of only five worldwide locations selected for this "learning laboratory" workshop and we had a very good meeting and hope much of value will result.
On the way he was able to snatch a day in Holland to see Hanna's father and other members of the family and then hop to Manchester to see Mark and visit our church TFW in Macclesfield. Also a very brief visit to former colleagues at the hospital and a lot of phone calls to relatives and friends. So hectic but very worthwhile...
It worked out really well that his flight back to Kigali, Rwanda, arrived only a few hours before Ruth was due to come for a Christmas visit... only problem was that Turkish Airlines proved unreliable and rude and unhelpful when she missed her connecting flight in Istanbul so ended up arriving a day later than planned.
This meant Ian and Ruth met up with Hanna on 23rd December and got to Kisiizi just in time for the staff christmas party that evening [see www.kisiizihospital.org.ug for blog post and pictures of the party].
Then we had a lovely "bring and share" meal on Christmas day after the service in a very full chapel. On boxing day there was a more traditional meal with the European contingent so we did very well and put on a fair bit of weight...
...which we immediately lost again getting ready for the meeting yesterday, 28th, when the Prime Minister flew in by helicopter to launch a new tourism initiative... see www.kisiizihospital.org.ug for a blog post and photos of this visit. The photo here shows the Prime Minister unveiling an artist's impression of a monument to be set up near the falls.
Now we are off for a day's break with Ruth and on to Rwanda tomorrow to take her for her return flight.
When we return on 31st, we will prepare for a Management Committee time away 2-3rd January for Strategic Planning for the year ahead...
On the way he was able to snatch a day in Holland to see Hanna's father and other members of the family and then hop to Manchester to see Mark and visit our church TFW in Macclesfield. Also a very brief visit to former colleagues at the hospital and a lot of phone calls to relatives and friends. So hectic but very worthwhile...
It worked out really well that his flight back to Kigali, Rwanda, arrived only a few hours before Ruth was due to come for a Christmas visit... only problem was that Turkish Airlines proved unreliable and rude and unhelpful when she missed her connecting flight in Istanbul so ended up arriving a day later than planned.This meant Ian and Ruth met up with Hanna on 23rd December and got to Kisiizi just in time for the staff christmas party that evening [see www.kisiizihospital.org.ug for blog post and pictures of the party].
...which we immediately lost again getting ready for the meeting yesterday, 28th, when the Prime Minister flew in by helicopter to launch a new tourism initiative... see www.kisiizihospital.org.ug for a blog post and photos of this visit. The photo here shows the Prime Minister unveiling an artist's impression of a monument to be set up near the falls.
Now we are off for a day's break with Ruth and on to Rwanda tomorrow to take her for her return flight.
When we return on 31st, we will prepare for a Management Committee time away 2-3rd January for Strategic Planning for the year ahead...
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