There are many photos from this trip and I thought it may be a easier to do a photo description as compared to paragraph form.
Convoy of Hope Headquarters located on the grounds of MOH.
Warehouse setup to hold all supplies. The convoy feeds 91,000 people a day throughout Haiti.
Water pouches handed out as clean & safe drinking water
Hospital beds stored
An exciting thing that I discovered is that TOMS has a distribution center at the CONVOY OF HOPE. And yes they give out shoes in Haiti! We saw some people wearing them.
Just outside of the Main clinic waiting room in the background.
Lens equipment room. MOH will be edging their own lenses very soon.
The Edger
Dental room
Laboratory
Provider exam rooms
Waiting room
Nice off-road ambulance
Our ride every morning to the main clinic for supplies
Interns, staff and medical team catching a ride to work
FOVO VILLAGE
Day 1 & 2
245 patients seen
My first Haitian patient
Physician Assistant Crystal removing old sutures and washing out the wound
Lots of kids with fever, cough, and runny nose!
Miranda (support staff) hanging with the kids while mothers see a provider. Great patient advocate!
Too cute not to take a photo
Many young mother pts
Medical team
Kids would run after the truck as we left
Morning prayer before taking off
Best spot in the truck
Simple life: live and work at one location
Plumbing system: meets all needs of everyday life
School courtyard! Held the clinic in the classrooms
Yes Young Living Essential oils came with me! A few drops of Aromaese and Thieves on the fan blades made for a great smell in our provider room! I also brought my Thieves hand sanitizer along with homemade bug spray and after sun lotion.
Two Physician Assistants: Crystal & Alex
Carrie helping out with an acute respiratory distress patient before clinic even started.
Data entry and pharmacy run by interns and support staff
Medical counseling and Pastoral care
Ear exam
Crystal and Dr. Alex hard at work while I was taking a lunch break
Three provider exam room
Dr. Alex
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
85 patients seen
I was very excited to get into the mountain areas! This some what satisfied the hiking desire while in Haiti!
Ocean in the background
A couple tight turns brought the tires close to the edge of deep ravine
And this is why we wore the mask! I was grateful!
And this is called Haitian skin exfoliation
White stuff everywhere
Greeter at the village entrance
Kids following the trucks into the village
On this day I clearly felt dirtier than all of the villagers put together! Thank God of baby wipes!
Clinic waiting area--the shady spots! It was actually cooler in the mountains by 10-15 degrees!
Waiting in line for triage
View from the hall
"Alexes"
Cindy my interpreter
Real Names: Tom (left) Jerry (right)
Jerry spent some quality time holding my hand during the visit and whenever I walked through the hall.
Lela- 6 years old. Her outfit really reminded me of my 6 year old daughter Alexis who had a similar dress.
Lunch with a view! Enjoyed the tuna, chicken, and egg salad sandwiches with some jalapeños!
Andre my other interpreter trying to cheer up the young patient
We saw 117 patients and 90% of them were children
Trying to do video and photos in the thick dust
Jen helping with triage
View from the top of the hill
The ride back
Road resurfacing: Dr. Alex said the only reason there is a decent road to the top of the mountain because there is an annual Voodoo witchcraft festival at the top of the mountain.
SOURCE MATELAS VILLAGE
Clinic was held in a large hall
Room divided into 4 sections
Height and weight area
Pharmacy waiting area
Nurses triaging patients
Kenepas: safe fruit to eat. Sweet and tarty taste.
Under the thin layer of orange there is large pit. Simply eat the orange, which doesn't take long.
Found this goat and young during lunch in the backyard
Great times providing care to the Haitian people
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