Well, here is the medical team with Efadel and his mother. It was a sad and happy day when we sent them off. He is now walking some on his own, and the infection sights are almost totally healed. They are still changing the bandages every day and coming back for check-ups every few days. […]
This is a case that came in yesterday–a 14 day old baby with an odd lump on it’s head. We’re not sure what is is, but it’s beyond us so we told them that they need to go out to a bigger hospital. The lump started a few days after birth and has been growing.
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This morning a lady in labor came into the clinic on a stretcher. After about an hour or so, a baby girl entered the world! I was reminded of the miracle of each new baby that comes into the world!! The baby weighed 4 Lbs. 3 oz.
. . . well, to the landslide. From the vantage point of the clinic roof, this is what could be seen yesterday mid morning. A stretcher was carried in with a pregnant lady who was seizing. As we gathered more information, we learned that she was a 17 or 18 year old young lady
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It’s Friday! I walk out the gate and say “Good-morning” to Grandpa Harold. “Are you ready for another busy day?” he wonders. I tell him I hope I am. “Ready or not, it’s coming,” he jokes. And it did. I walked over to the clinic and Fre Adolph is
This morning we were very happy to send our malaria patient on her way. After 4 liters of fluid, IV and 3 doses of chloroquine, she was in much better shape. It’s always so encouraging to see progress. (L to R) Mother (who was sick), her aunt and baby
Good-morning! With coffee behind us, it’s time to unlock the gate and face another morning at the clinic. Yesterday was an interesting day, with some twists to it. We started off with our re-bandaging patients, and then swung into the day. Thankfully, they looked pretty good, and we even sent the one
On Wed evening we had a young mother come to the clinic in labor. She was 20 years old, and it was her first baby. We always keep more on the alert for a first time mom. In some cases there would be complications and we would need to take them out for more advanced
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