Saturday, April 9

The market is bigger and there are more goods. This is our first outing—to the market and Anyama Hospital [Ed. note: the Anyama neighborhood is also in northern Abidjan]. There are roadblocks every few hundred yards, but the guards are not hostile. Everyone greets us. At the hospital, the bursar tells us that the market reopened 24 hours ago. Not many roadblocks. Life is almost normal. On the other hand, the hospital is deserted. There are seven medical staff, compared to the normal 157. Finally, four trucks with medicine and medical supplies have arrived! And the first MSF employees who will be working at Anyama Hospital, too.