We had a rainy weekend but enough sunshine to be out a few hours each day.
Today we had surgery until noon & then saw new patients in the outpatient clinic as well as on the wards. Many patients have chronic wounds that need skin grafts. Some of the wounds have been open for 2 years or more. Today we saw an elderly man who travelled 9 hours by vehicle to come here because he heard we could do skin grafts & he has 2 large leg wounds from a motor vehicle accident in 2012. We scheduled him for surgery. Healed burn wounds with severe scar contracture are another common problem. These require a release of the contracture and skin grafting.
We are blessed with a really good OR staff that are very helpful. All the other MDs here have also been helping us get settled in.
Many of the patients can't afford to pay for their care or surgery and we have decided to pay for them when necessary which seems to be often. The average farmer or laborer works a 12 hour day 6 days a week and earns $30/month or less. Nurses here make about $100/month. Very few people have cars. A motorcycle of 125-250cc made in Asia is most common gas powered transportation. However most people walk for transport or take minibus.
God Bless You All.
Keep us in your prayers.
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