San Juan Beach Resort
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Tuesday was a slow day at the clinic there wasn't many patients. We got patient info on 2 or 3 patients and left a little early because some of the staff were going to Tacloban to get the vaccinations for the next day and offered us a ride. We gladly accepted rather than riding in a cramped jeepney for an hour or more while it made endless stops. We went to Robinson's and picked up a few things then stayed around Bliss for the evening. Ranelle, ...
Snipity, Snip, Snip in Palo!
... a homecoming for a local school. The coordinator of the homecoming requested that the RHU came to offer care to the community during their celebration. We toured the school, meet teachers and the principal and got a better understanding of the public school system in the Philippines.
Also joining us under the health care tent were several medical students from the local area. We spent a while talking to them about the health care educational process ...
To Babatngon we go!
... for eating, and often on their way to slaughter has made me consider vegetarianism even further. I haven’t eaten one bite of any type of meat; I never do on these trips. I don’t need any for a long while either.
In Babatngon we had immunization day. Every Wednesday the clinic has an open immunization clinic in the morning. We saw about 50 moms/babies for a variety of immunizations in a 3 hour window. The waiting area ...
Dental exams, Maternity Wards and Medical School
... girls pay 40-50p each way and ride for 1-2 hours. Again, only 1-2 USD but it seems like a lot when it's compared to 40-50 pesos :)
Palo is the largest of the muncipalities that we are working in. With a population of 64,000 people.
When we arrived at the clinic this morning we were told the doctor was at a convention, the public health nurse was doing community health work and all the patients that arrived for Monday morning care were ...
Working Hard or Hardly Working
... contact with the mother for 9 minutes, and babies are named within the first month which is customary in the Philippines. Some mothers also like to keep the after birth because they view it as a piece of their body. Otherwise it is disposed of by the clinic. The baby weighed 3.8 kg (8.3 pounds) which is one of the biggest babies that was born in the clinic. After the drama of the delivery we were taught some basic Waray-waray and then it was just about time for us to go. ...
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