Our final morning in Sirkot began after a warm breakfast of chickpeas and potatoes, fried bread, and boiled eggs. The line at the school gate was already forming by the time the registration books were opening and everyone was preparing for final consultations. In pharmacy, Tila, Gerald, and Kumar took stock of available medicines and […]
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 […]
