Friday, February 20, 2009

The medical team reported their statistics for the week. Each patient receives at least some vitamins and parasite treatment, so the prescription number may seem high.

Sunday - 109 patients and 355 prescriptions
Monday- 200 patients and 798 prescriptions
Tuesday - 302 patients and 1212 prescriptions
Wednesday - 198 patients and 1075 prescriptions (late start in a new location)
Thursday - 278 patients and 1419 prescriptions

Total 1087 patients and 4858 prescriptions

That is quite high considering there is only one doctor from the US on the team. The nurses carry a huge part of the load, and the translators and others work extremely hard to make it happen. Just imagine counting and sorting and labeling that many pills!

They are healthy, happy, and tired. A few have caught colds but keep going. Today is packup and put away day. Then some visiting and sightseeing. Tomorrow they return home--another very long day!

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