Yesterday, PHC had a wonderful Medicine Day!
We asked all 500 of our kids to come to the center this Saturday for medical treatment. They came by foot and by bus and by the dozens. I love the idea that one of our kids may feel a little better inside, be a little healthier, because we were able to supply them with some medical attention!
First Ginger gave each child his or her carnet, or medical record notebook. This was quite the chore because it is hard to keep track of 500 kids, some of whom have more than one name or no name at all!
Then each child waited for Laura to record their new weights. The older kids were delighted with Laura’s, “Guess your weight” before they stepped on the scale! Ginger says only about six of all the children had lost weight since last weighed. The daily food at the center is showing its effect!
Doctor Dibona examined them (here he is saying, "Jephte, open wide!"). Diane Ohlin gave them all Malaria medicine and gave some fungus medicine, and then recorded everything in their carnets.
Finally, they came to KB and me (Karen) for worm medicine and vitamins. I explained how to take each medicine, KB recorded it in their carnets, and we sent them to return their carnets and to go play! Here I'm saying, "Take one of these in the morning, one at night. It's written in French if you forget. The red vitamins you just take one in the morning for ten days. Don't forget to take them with water!"
All in all we saw about 400 of our kids and had a wonderful day. We so enjoyed seeing every kid individually as they passed through. Here are a few of the children we helped! It is because of child sponsorships that money is available to treat these children. Chancella and Ornella, Caleb and Florida, Dieu-Beni whose name means - God Bless (!), and Adorable Dielle with her bag of Vermox, malaria medicine, and vitamins!
