Connie Day: Nurse Practitioner in Afghanistan

Connie Day, Nurse Practitioner, has just returned from one of her nine month stays in Afghanistan. She tells about her experiences in the medical clinic in war torn Kabul. Connie's notes: Worked in refugee camps in Pakistan Led mobile clinic in Afghanistan during the war with the (Russian) now Soviet Union. Worked in Angola, Africa during the civil war providing health care for the displaced Returned to Afghanistan twice since 9-11 As an NP, my specialty is women's health. I last worked in a women's hospital in Kabul where I set in place a curriculum and taught Afghan midwives. Also provided a study guide to prepare midwives for their National Certification Exam administered by the Ministry of Health.