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Surgical savior
Dr. Griffith saving lives in Africa
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It is essential to store plenty of water in Tanzania because it runs out during dry stretches. Without many cars in the impoverished country, men load up water storage containers on bicycles. Dr. Griffith says the temperature in Tanzania is constant year-round, usually in the low 70s in the morning and in the 90s at midday. The main climate change is a wet season and a dry season.
The animals in Kayla Griffith’s backyard have changed in recent months.Instead of seeing dogs and cats, now she sees lions, hippos, elephants and giraffes. It comes with the territory when you live in the remote African country of Tanzania, a place Dr. Griffith has called home since July 2016.A graduate of the WCHS class of 2000, Griffith has journeyed to the other side of the globe to help a nation smothered by woeful healthcare. The difference in healthcare is as pronounced as the difference in animals.“If a person is in the hospital and needs IV fluids, their family has to go out and buy the IV,” said Dr. Griffith.