Photos from Mulago

This is the sidewalk that leads from the medical school buildings down to the hospital. From where this photo was taken, turning left would lead down a covered walked way to the a building where the MUYU office is located on the second floor. Turning 180 degrees, there is short set of stairs that leads to one of my favorite places on the grounds, the canteen. The female staff take a little warming up, but once they're your friends, the lunch line becomes smooth sailing. One morning, they even rushed an order for me of a "rolex" (chapati rolled up with a fried egg in the middle, goodness couldn't get more simple) when the cooks hadn't started making them yet. True kindness.
The central courtyard of Mulago. Covered walkways are essential in a city where it rains at least once a day for over half the year. Each floor is a different specialty, the 4th floor (from where this photo was taken) is ID and GI wards. The top floor is for patients who have a little bit of money and can pay for a more private room, as opposed to staying in one of the open-dormitory style wards for the rest of the hospital.

Before entering the ID and GI wards, this is the scene looking out from the open air walk way. A storm is about to role in, a classic afternoon in Kampala. Calls to prayer from the mosque in the background can occasionally be heard on the floor, a reminder of the city's religious diversity. Many of Kampala's neighbourhoods can be identified by some religious edifice, including the only Baha'i temple on the African continent.