november camp report 2008

       
       



Peri-keme holds an infant for vaccination. This month we gave 400 vaccinations to over 100 children and pregnant mothers in Enekorogha community. With the solar fridge we can ensure a regular immunisation  clinic weekly to work toward full immunisation.


Individual cards for each child create a personal record for both vaccinations and medical history.


Regular sessions avoid overcrowding and records are kept to be passed to the State Health Dept.

Again we were delighted to share the camp with Dr Emmanuel Akpo of Global Mercy Missions who
undertook 26 operations in the Clinic, hernia, gynaecological and abdominal cases in the main.
All treatments were free with equipment donated from Aid to Hospitals Worldwide,  the Delta
State Primary Health Department, Ethicon and other partners.
We were also able to triage eye patients and transport them to a government run eye camp some distance away, patients who otherwise would not be able to access care due to cost and distance.

The mask like expression of the blind. To the right, Dr Akpo undertakes a paediatric surgical case.

This month we treated over 500 patients across 4 communities, besides the cases cited above. Collaboration with partners gives strength to the work, and the joint camps held this month were well attended and ran smoothly. Beside the medical work we are seeing strong relationships growing with the communities in which we work and the tenacity and resilience of the people in the face of such unrelenting deprivation, disease and lack of investment remains humbling for all who have the privilege of working with the Ijaw people of the Niger Delta.