New admits to the RC

DAWENS Dawens came to the clinic because he was sick.  On the way here he got worse and was having lots of diar and vomiting.  He tested positive for cholera but was also needing IV antibiotic meds due to other illnesses that he had. He stayed with us here in

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Constuction needs

Exciting things are happening with the upcoming cholera hospital.  We have a couple of items needed for upcoming constuction.  If you can help please let us know. We are in need of a Honda cement finishing trowel (46 in diameter) to help with upcoming construction. It helps make the floors

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Kiddos (and Melicia) gone home!

Auguslene’s lowest weight was 18lbs and she went home weighing 21.5lbs Julien’s lowest weight was 33lbs and he went home weighing 41lbs. Guiveline dropped 3lbs of water weight and weighed 20lbs at her lowest. When she went home she weighed 29.5lbs. Melicia came to us weighing 58lbs. She left weighing

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Happy Birthday henley!

Henley had a Birthday on Aug 27th.  We ordered B-day presents and they were going to come in the Monday before his B-day.  But it did not happen.  The present have still not made it and will arrive within the next few weeks.  Enoch and I made a quick trip

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Quick birth

This lovely lady went into labor one evening.  She labored all night and decided early that morning she needed to come to the clinic.  She lived to far away to walk so she got on a moto to come.  On the way here her water broke. She made it just

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Update on the babies in the tent

Previous post about the babies in the tent  here, here, here , here In May/June of 2011 we had 6 new babies in the tent.  They were all small little ones and 5 of their mothers had died in child birth.  The two boys on the right hand side have

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