Thursday, September 11, 2014
Libertarian Economics leading to "The Tragedy of the Commons"
Not sure why i post if no one comments... but Here is the Kind of Water Problems Africa has.
Open pit wells along a riverbed have been poisoned (possibly intentionally) with Tick Treatment. The locals suspect the contractors for the China-funded railway to be seeking the river sand for their construction needs and attempting to chase away other users of the riverbed. The government is investigating the exact poison used and the perpetrators.
Poisoned Wells in Kenya.
Saturday, September 06, 2014
Friday, September 05, 2014
Ebola Scare Nakuru - Shamba Wash Station
BAD News.
There was an ebola scare in Nakuru when a child returned from Liberia / Burundi to an elite school just outside town with a fever and vomiting. But he tested negative for Ebola - good.
It seems the one thing that is really saving lives is "aggressive supportive care" -- fluid and electrolyte replacement to allow the patient to survive the onslaught of the hemorrhagic fever. I think this alone has saved several lives even without immunological drugs like ZMAPP.
IE. Dr Rick Sacra has been transferred to Nebraska.
" In the meantime, doctors will use "aggressive supporting care" to make sure that fluid loss and electrolyte loss don't damage his organs, Rupp said."
Should I consider stocking the necessary fluids and IV lines myself for me and mine or just run away?
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Good News:
Some of the funding for the "Shamba Wash Station for Tania Rehab Center" has come through but we still need more support. I am hoping to build this community a hand-crank, tumbling washing machine to wash and rinse the laundry for all 300 people. This is how it is done now.
But remember, electricity is sporadic and expensive and water supplies unplumbed mostly and not municipally treated, so modern washing machines don't survive. here is another example of laundry day, a bit more dramatic from Nairobi.
Next, post the trip to the MASAI MARA to see the wildebeest migration across the Mara River (filled with Crocodiles...). Too Many Photos to edit etc...






