September 2013
Orphanages , 750 pounds of medicine, 1025 patients
Our 17-member team had a fantastic week. Thanks to charitable donations we carried 750 pounds of medicine and supplies with us into the country and once inside the border, we were able to purchase over 2500 pounds of rice and noodles for distribution.
A number of team members prepared for the trip by studying the Haitian Creole language, which the natives came to so appreciate. Overall, with the help of our interpreters inside HCM we saw and treated over 1025 patients in 5 different rural villages, traveling in the back of pick-up trucks, sometimes 2 hours 1 way to get to our destination. Patients presented less acutely ill in this year, which is a testament to the 3 staff physicians working at the HCM base. They have gained valuable skill sets and improved educational tools to provide for their own people.
This mid-fall visit presented a number of skin and fungal infections, which we helped to treat with the various antibiotics and medicines we brought. Among the highlights was visiting 4 different orphanages, playing and dancing, with them as we passed through. Our cohesive team had great fun along with our productive week!
A number of team members prepared for the trip by studying the Haitian Creole language, which the natives came to so appreciate. Overall, with the help of our interpreters inside HCM we saw and treated over 1025 patients in 5 different rural villages, traveling in the back of pick-up trucks, sometimes 2 hours 1 way to get to our destination. Patients presented less acutely ill in this year, which is a testament to the 3 staff physicians working at the HCM base. They have gained valuable skill sets and improved educational tools to provide for their own people.
This mid-fall visit presented a number of skin and fungal infections, which we helped to treat with the various antibiotics and medicines we brought. Among the highlights was visiting 4 different orphanages, playing and dancing, with them as we passed through. Our cohesive team had great fun along with our productive week!