Saturday, March 22, 2014

Saturday March 22, 2014

Today we had our first medical camp in the Mukuru slums.  We set up tents outside of a small clinic in the slums, and were astonished to see that people were already lined up for treatment before we even arrived.
 Julie, Rob, Beth, Marci, and Jen did the patient care, while Rachel and Andrea manned the pharmacy.

We worked for 8 hours without a break to try to see as many people as possible but still had to turn many away because it was getting dark. There was no way to work after dark because there wasn't electricity and it's not wise to be out after dark.   We saw 200+ patients with a variety of medical conditions.  Some the diseases are things that we are not used to treating in the United States (like stomach worms).  It was amazing to see how happy the patients were to get 20 tablets of ibuprofen!  The experience has really made us appreciate things that we do everyday that we take for granted.  So tonight before you go to bed count your many blessings.

Usiku mwema,
Andrea and Rachel

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