Day 4 saw the Team, minus 2 who had gone down with a nasty case of the flu, pack up and start the long, hot hike up to Sirkot in readiness for the second camp.
The long, hot but picturesque walk to SirkotThe team was warmly welcomed upon their arrival at Sirkot, receiving mallas and blessings from the communityAfter lunch and a chance to freshen up, the Team was invited to the inauguration of the new Sirkot Birthing Center which was supported through the provision of equipment by our USA partner, the One World One Heart Foundation
Dr Del was given the honour of cutting the opening ribbon
Days 5 – 7 and it was back to normal – long queues at registration and plenty of patients to see.
Sally and Sudip did a fantastic job standing in at registration for Kate and Petal , who had been left behind in Ale Gaun to recover from their flu. In 2.5 days they registered 964 people.
As per the norm, there were more female than male patients; 648 Vs 316Almost 25% of those seen were under 16
Everyone waited patiently to be seen.
They were stretched!
And irrigated.
Meds were dispensed along with instructions on how and when to take them from our camp pharmacy.
In total, across both camps we registered 1,792 people and performed 2,436 consultations across our 5 specialties.
