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2007 Mobile Clinic
Packing for the trip to the north.
Driving to the north through the Volta Region.
Sleeping in the back of the bus.
Crossing the Volta River.
Leaving the paved road behind.
A rock punched a hole in the radiator while driving from Yendi to Bunkpurugu.
The driver and some of the guys inspecting the damage.
A scenic place to have a breakdown and stretchand relax.
On the road again.
In Bunkpurugu we pulled the radiator and sent it for repairs.
Setting up our kitchen in Bunkpurugu.
One of the rooms in Bunkpurugu.
Cooking fries ... Bunkpurugu style.
Showing Bethany how to carry a baby on your back.
Candy and one of the nurses getting acquainted before the clinic.
We set up our clinic in the primary school in Tojing. People waiting to get a number to see a nurse.
We set up our clinic in the primary school in Tojing. People waiting to get a number to see a nurse.
People lined up on both sides of the building.
This is our waiting room. Here people filled out a form and got a number.
Waiting room.
After registration ... we would then call people by number to see one of our 3 nurses.
Nurses busy at work seeing patients - mostly mothers and young children.
Two mothers waitng with their children.
Rick helping set up our pharmacy.
Max, Troy and Daniel ... counting and packaging meds.
We set up one room for our three nurses to give them a little bit of relief from the press of the crowd.
Our American nurses work with translators.
One of the young children treated.
We also use local nurses that are fluent in the local dialects.
An elderly woman waiting to be seen.
Woman explaining her child's conditon to the nurse.
Kids just hanging out.
People waiting their turn to see a nurse.
Peeking through the venitlated walls.
Mother waiting her turn to be seen.
Nothing like a Starbusrt or treat to get the kids to relax. Is that a Fl tshirt?
Nurses seeing patients.
An elderly man waiting to see a nurse.
Megan helping to clean and bandage a severe wound on this man's foot.
This man had a severe infection in his foot. It started as a small sore/injury acquired while farming.
John taking care of admissions to the examination room.
Some the men taking card of entrance to the waiting room.
Nurses busy at work.
This young women had severe swelling in her cheek and face that had closed her eye.
Young girl waiting with her sister on her back.
Our nurses busy at work.
Bethany, one of our college students, volunteering to help (hug) the babies.
Trisha taking her turn.
Megan's turn.
Candy assessign one of the patients.
Cleaning another foot injury.
Bandaging the wound to help keep it clean.
Fther waiting with is young daughter.
This young women had severe swelling in her cheek and face that had closed her eye.
A toe injury.
A mother brough a set of twins to be seen.
Karen watching Candy and Niipaak examine this woman and her baby.
The mother was running a high fever.
What a beautiful little baby.
Two mothers waitng with their children.
Another young baby brought to see the nurses.
Kojo running our pharmacy.
Patients getting their prescriptions filled.
Kids saying good-bye.
A goat that was presented to us by the Tojing community ... dinnertime! MOBILE CLINICS ...
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