As you can imagine, there are NO motels or inns in the Congo. I remember my friend and visiting Congolese doctor, Dr Bernard, asked me about the difference between a hotel and inn. Do you know?
Last summer, I made a trip up to the north end of Bulape Health Zone at the Sankuru River. The river is one of the major tributaries to the Congo River. It lays at the edge of the vast Congo Rainforest.
We spent the night in the Ebampoma Health Center. I was not sick and I did not want to get sick. Malaria is a big problem in the Sankuru River basin. The health center has malaria nets to protect patients. I got a chance to hear the threat of malaria ALL NIGHT.
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