Yesterday I went to a community clinic with a team from the hospital. A nurse, a physio, a physio assistant, a driver and myself. I was told by one person we would leave at 7am, by another 8am and at 9.10am we eventually left. The clinic was a 2 hour drive away, about half of the journey was on dirt tracks with lots of bumps and the occasional wooden bridge to cross. When we arrived there were lots of people waiting to be seen. The physio and I saw 22 patients of a variety of ages, assessed them (to varying degrees) and then recommended where they should receive treatment. The options were either the local day centre run by sisters in the parish, the local health centre/hospital, or come to the rehabilitation centre. After we had seen everyone (the nurse was checking eyes and the physio assistant was dealing with medicines) we were given a delicious lunch by the sisters of green bananas, rice, beans and pizza followed by yellow bananas and papaya. A real treat! We then made the 2 hour journey back to the centre, with a couple of patients and their mothers. Along the way we gave various other people lifts in the van, often attractive young women!
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