The first health camp came and went in a bit of a blur. I arrived to dozens of people greeting me with applause and singing, putting leis on me and adorning my forehead with thika. The final result being this…

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The camp began with celebrations; honoring those that made the camp possible. There was a great deal of singing and dancing; lots of speeches and awards of recognition given out.

My goal during this camp was really just to find out how it worked, hear some of the women’s stories, find out what knowledge they had about uterine prolapse, what they needed in order to help them resolve these issues and what their everyday lives looked like. I was able to interview several women with help of my interpreter Yunesh.

The camp was 2 days. One of which I spent without any water because one of my plastic filtered water bottle disappeared and I forgot my water filter (never forget your water filter!!) It was the beginning of the rainy season, so as we waited for the final logistics of the event to pan themselves out it started to pour. I attempted a rain catching maneuver with my water bottle that did not pan out. 🙁

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It all went by in a blur but in the end we were able to help several women acquire ring pessaries, signed many up to be contacted for future surgical procedures and helped many more with general health issues such as eye care, ear nose and throat care etc… It was quite a successful camp overall and I’m looking forward to the next one.

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It all went by in a blur but in the end we were able to help several women acquire ring pessaries, signed many up to be contacted for future surgical procedures and helped many more with general health issues such as eye care, ear nose and throat care etc… It was quite a successful camp overall and I’m looking forward to the next one.<\/p>\n”,”class”:””}]}[/content-builder]