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The “Tsogos”

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At the edge of the rainforest in the early years of the great hospital of Lambaréné, did you ever wonder how the nursing staff managed to communicate from one department to another?

As small and elusive as text messaging, nothing could be simpler than “tsogos”.

Small paper notes that Schweitzer staff would pass around, often with the help of patients or their carers.