Dear all,
As a midwife interested in not only newborn health, but children's health in general, as well as education, I cannot help thinking about the fact that for most kenyans, a university degree is just a dream. Working in a clinic with no medical doctors, they come and leave when something better comes up, a so called clinical officer is the highest medically educated. Many very good at what they do, and a dream of becoming medical doctors, but lack of resources makes it impossible.
Most of the medical doctors I have met, work in the morning at government hospital, and then in the afternoon at private clinics.
Somehow it feels like you can't just look at the numbers, you also need to look at the "why".
Higher education needs to be accessable even for those with little resources, for those with a passion for what they do. Not to forget, make sure that the passion does not die out in the "real world" due to lack of resources and impossible working conditions.
Kind regards,
Sara
CHIFA profile: Sara Tornquist is a Midwife at Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden. Professional interests: Breastfeeding, respectful maternity care, equality, equity, universal health care. Email address: saratornquist1 AT gmail.com
