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Dr Wendy Maidana and her public health colleagues in Coroico have started a series of "charlas" (talks) to classes of students and to groups of teachers in our area.
The topic is H1N1 and H5N1 influenza.
Using a computer presentation here on Campus and a poster presentation in the villages, they talked about who, what, where, when, why and how of prevention and treatment. Special emphasis on handwashing for the teachers included supplies of liquid soap and towels for demonstration to their students and use in the classroom.
Dr Wendy Maidana and Micaela Soliz, nursing student, presentation for San Pablo teachers
For the UAC students, they played a very dramatic movie featuring rapid transmission of a virulent virus from birds to surfers, airplane passengers, and a whole new nation. Gripping, graphic, and memorable, the stuff of nightmares, actually. And necessary in the dormitory environment and in a culture that shakes hands, hugs and kisses whenever they meet.
Here on campus every building has the influenza prevention poster, and I saw the same poster in Coroico. The public health effort is evident here, although no vaccine is available yet.
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