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Damian:
Becky: There were two modest buildings (one pictured below) that constituted the hospital in Barei. Usually when people are sick, they go to the pharmacy. It seemed to me that people would only end up here (sometimes) for giving birth, for meningitis, to get vaccines, or if they needed any kind of blood or medicine via I.V. It was pretty quiet while we were there. We did see one newborn baby but didn't photograph him. The second picture is of the doctor's office. I liked the eye chart on the wall. I wonder what they use for people who can't read? The third picture is a hospital bed in a private room.
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Damian:
Becky: Here is a bulletin board posted on the hospital porch of all of the medications and their prices. It sounds like when someone in the village needs an expensive medication, or just when the hospital needs to stock up on general supplies, everyone contributes a little bit and then a hospital rep goes into the big city to buy supplies. They are definitely in need of medication. They asked particularly for aspirin, malaria medication, and "a shot a woman gets in her third trimester of pregnancy" which I think is Rho-GAM.
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Damian:
Becky: Damian explained this to me so I'll let him do the writing. Apparently in the 1970's there was a big campaign against this parasite led by President Carter. I'm glad we didn't catch this.
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Damian:
Becky: One of the things the hospital needs most right now is a generator. On the floor underneath this bed (where you'd go if you needed a cast) you can see their broken generator. The hospital is located a little bit uphill, and uphill is where snakes can be found. Even though there aren't any snakes to be seen in Barei in many years, the fear of them is still strong. Thus, people don't go to the hospital at night when it is dark, mainly out of fear of snakes. If they had a new generator they could run the lights for one or two hours a night so people would come to the hospital. It costs about $65.
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Damian:
Becky: A neat picture of the dosing of malaria medication for infants. I think Damian needs a poster like this to help remind him to take his Doxycycline post-trip... you have to take it for 3 weeks upon returning!
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