Saturday, December 11, 2010

Medicine Sans Fronteirs Cholera Clinic, PAP.

This elderly woman has been treated effectively and is in the last monitoring stage before being discharged.


Each bed has a central hole in it with a bucket placed underneath to capture the constant waste.




A doctor and a nurse discuss a patients needs while a visiting relative looks on.


A young girl is treated for cholera


A mother cares for her daughter who has just been discharged.


Staff wash and sanitize the bedsheets and patient clothing.


Photographs from the Main Medicine Sans Fronteirs Cholera Clinic on Truman Boulevard, Port Au Prince. The treatment center was truly amazing. MSF do such an incredible job all over the world, and entering one of their facilities, you can see why they have such a great reputation. I stepped from the mayhem of the streets to a place where there is absolute order, respect and vigilant cleanliness and sanitation. They have done a brilliant job co-ordinating a response to this health crisis, and now almost 98% of patients seen are cured, and sent home with information on how to practice proper sanitation. Unfortunately because of the political upheaval and road blockades, many people in need were not able to make their way to the clinics, a critical problem as Cholera can kill within a few hours if not treated effectively. The clinic I visited continued to receive patients because of it's central location.

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