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2005 Mobile Clinic
The crew enjoying the AC and comfortable seating.
Our supply truck got stuck.
Greeting the local chief in the rain before we started the clinic.
By the time we arrived 500 people had assembled inside the building to get out of the rain.
Setting up the pharmacy ...
Chris, Kristen, Lauren & Troy ...
Counting and packaging ... counting and packaging ... all day long.
Mike, Scott and Candy sizing up the situation.
Scott trying to make room to set up our nurses stations.
Getting the nurses stations set up.
We finally were able to st up 3 nurses stations and move the crowd back a "bit".
Helping Tammi set up her station.
Tanika taking temps for nurse Tammi.
Lauren gloves ready.
Mothers waiting with their children.
Martha working with nurse Candy.
Martha taking temps.
Another mother with a small baby.
Government nurse talking to this young boy about his symptoms.
Keith helping with crowd control.
An elderly man waitng to be seen.
Tammi listening to the translator explain the condition with a bit of empathy.
Another mother waiting to be seen.
Beth helping with wound care.
Trisha helping Tammi at her station.
Taking a temp.
Mother waiting to get the meds for her children.
Kojo, chemist, filling the prescriptions.
Beth and Martha taking a break and taking a picture with one of the patients.
An elderly man.
Checking blood pressure.
Most of our clinics take care of mothers and children.
An elderly woman waiting to be seen.
Checking this man's pulse.
Translator talking to a woman about her childrena and their symptons.
This little girl had a rash on her upper body.
Nurse filling out prescription forms for this mother and child.
Chris cleaning a wound on this young man's leg.
This little girl hd lots of bites or sores on her legs.
Not sure this child is interested in having something stuck in its ear.
Mid-afternoon ... Scott's face says it all.
Candy listening as this elderly woman explaings her condition.
Another mother and her children.
Tanika cleaning a wound on a young boys leg ... antiseptic +triple antibiotic + bandaid.
Another leg sore that needed cleaning.
Tammi taking care of this elderly man.
This patient had a cyst or growth on their leg.
Kojo continuing fill prscriptions and give guidance to those working
Iddrisu helping Kojo fill the prescriptions and give instructions to the patients.
This girl holding her prescription while the nurse finishes up with the rest
Ted caught a chameleon and decided to take it home. And no, I didn' t eat it,
100's of prescriptions filled and Iddrisu is still smiling. The nurses finished at 5:30 and
Relaxin ... back at base after a hard clinic day. Yes, that is a satellie dish - but no electricity.
Playing crazy 8's ... Candy says, "I make it hearts" as Lauren holds a hand full of spades!
Our kitchen staff Paul & Matilda Addo relaxing after a day of feeding 30-40 people. Well done!
Kicking back after a hard day ... and trying to keep up with the journal.
Doing a little reading at the end of the day. MOBILE CLINICS ...
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