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Prawns, Psychiatry, and Purpose: An Unexpected Journey Across Africa
“Prawns on the beaches of Maputo”, the mantra that would change everything. It started innocently enough. On January 27, 2022, I landed in Cape Town, South Africa, alongside my friend Patrick and his son Solomon. The invitation came from a casual conversation where Patrick made a bold claim: the prawns of Maputo, Mozambique, were…
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E.S. Grant Hospital, Monrovia, Liberia – 2024
In a country of 5.5 million people E.S. Grant’s 50 bed capacity is the only mental health hospital in Liberia. When I arrived they had not one soccer ball for the patients to play; now there are two and much more thanks to donors.
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Hôpital Psychiatrique, Bingerville, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire – 2024
Visiting the largest psychiatric hospital in the country Cote d’Ivoire has many psychiatric facilities throughout the country and the largest is in Bingerville, a suburb of Abidjan. It is easily found on Google Maps; therefore, an Uber can take you straight there for a small fee. It is a bustling campus with many services…
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Tanka Tanka Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia – 2023
In 2023 I sought access to a psychiatric hospital while vacationing in 4 African countries. After much time and effort unsuccessfully trying throughout the trip, the last day in the last country, The Gambia, a taxi driver, and good man named Ousman, told me he knew where the Tanka Tanka psychiatric hospital is located.