Often we have patients come in with rock-related injuries; a rock fell on them, they fell onto a rock, some rocks gave way in their garden and they fell down the hillside… But none are more interesting than the stories which accompany the cases caused by thrown rocks: there is always some excuse, some reason, […]
The boy with the spliced ear… Read More »
Yesterday was another big day at the clinic! We had over 75 people come through. Last week we discovered why so many people have been coming through lately… there was a clinic about 2 hours away that was turned into a CTC because of a local epidemic- so all the people that normally would go
A few weeks ago a man appeared at the clinic with some cloths wrapped around his lower leg- he was limping and seemed to be in quite a bit of pain. When the cloths were taken away this is what they found… The man’s ankle was being eaten away by a huge infection- his whole
A major infection! Read More »
I have seen many pictures of little children from African, India, even Haiti here, sitting in the streets, or in washtubs, severely malnourished with thin arms and swollen bellies- but never have I seen one up close with my own eyes- until now, that is. I was in my office doing some paperwork when someone
Back in February of 2011 this boy came to our clinic with a severely deformed foot- a short while after that we sent him out for major reconstructive surgery. They came back the other day to show us his progress- and what amazing progress he has made! (See the original post here)
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This child’s mother came to the clinic some time ago with what appeared to be congestive heart failure. She was very sick and because of her illness had stopped nursing her baby. We saw the baby then, but she seemed to be doing ok. Now just recently they brought the baby in. The little girl
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Today the clinic’s previous record of total consultations in a day (just over 70) was shattered, as the total amount of people seen today reached 100! When the nurses came to clinic around 9am there were already about 50 people waiting outside- and more on the way! Amazingly enough, things went smooth for everyone and
A little while ago we had a post on a baby which came in with a rash, malnourished and a mother who didn’t know how to take care of it… click here to see the post, if you don’t remember. They came back for a checkup yesterday and what we saw was wonderful! The little
Update on the “More than a Rash” baby! Read More »
Today, when I came into the clinic to see how things were going, Michael called over to me. Saying that he had something that might interest me, he led me into one of the consultation rooms; inside was a lady which had (what looked like) a small hole on the side of her head. Mis
Unusual and slightly strange… Read More »
Saturday morning (5th) an elderly man was brought to our gate by a group of about 20 people; Michael went out to see what was wrong and they told him the man had a seizure. So, we took him into the clinic and, seeing that he was severely dehydrated, gave an an IV or two.
A man with cholera… Read More »
