Our last full day of camp and the lines are at their longest yet. Out in the cold, clear air Kate, Kazi, and Min, our registration team, recorded weights, age, name, and primary complaint before sending patients to have their vital signs measured by Carol, Eileen, and their volunteer aids. In total 509 patients were […]
Just before 1pm today, a beautiful baby boy was delivered in the birthing center funded by donations through One World One Heart in April 2015! The camp’s midwives Deepa, Mamata and Sunita where all there to aid with the birth as the center’s own midwives were at work. The baby weighed in at 2.6kg and […]
We left Ale Gaun early in the morning for Sirkot. The road led steeply up the hill where the mango trees grow until we finally rose above the morning fog that lay settled in the valley. From up on the ridge, Machapuchre (Fishtail) Mountain and the other high, snow-capped peaks came into view. The brilliant […]
Today was the last day of camp in Ale Gaun. 212 patients were registered and 400 consultations completed In room 5, Dr. Khambir talked with a mother dressed in a red kurta salwar. She held her 10 month old son in her arms as her young daughter climbed up and down the bench. She was […]
Day 2 of camp in Ale Gaun was our first full day of work. All together 210 patients were admitted and 379 consultations were delivered as patients got the chance to receive thorough examinations from multiple of the camp’s doctors, optometrists, midwives, and dentists. However, as more patients filed into camp, the doctors in room […]
