A memorable Christmas in Chad thanks to new pharmacy

WELCOME to Christmas in an “Ireland” where it’s easier to get hold of bottles of Guinness than toothpaste — and where 23C is considered chilly.

Tralee pharmacist, Louise Keane, is spending the festive season volunteering her skills in a remote corner of southern Chad with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

Louise has been building up the pharmacy services and training Chadian staff in a district referral hospital which MSF runs in conjunction with the ministry of health since May.