A mobile clinic group just left this morning. They were here for the past week to do 4 days of clinic out in the villages. I’m sad to see them go because they were a great group and a lot of fun to hang out with. This group was led by the wife of a CNP board member and included 2 doctors, 2 nurses, plus 4 others to help with triage and pharmacy. I went to the clinic site with them on Monday and was able to take spend some time with them 2 other days as well in between other tasks.
On Monday we were in the village of L’Acul, about 20 mins from Leogane town. They set up the clinic in the Episcopal church – waiting area in the middle pews, triage at the altar, docs in a room outside the main church, eyeglasses set up on a table outside of the doctors’ room, and the pharmacy was at a window at the far end of the church. I mainly helped with odds and ends and when there was down time I sat with the doctors. The two docs, a pediatric neurologist and a surgeon, definitely were working outside of their specialties! They did great though. Most patients complained of GI problems and practically everyone was treated for worms. Fever (although not current), cough, and backache were also common. There was one little girl with kwashiorkors who ended up being admitted to the hospital the next day.
Overall the clinic days went well. There was a bit of a problem with a corrupt priest in Ste. Etienne, but other than that, things went smoothly.
(Pic – clinic group)
(Pic – Dr. Miller and patient)
(Pic – people waiting to see the docs)
(Pic – kids)
