Kurtz Humanitarian Initiative for Southwest Honduras
Medical Clinics
The tiny towns of Puerto Grande and Moropocay are in the mountains above Pespire, Honduras. Dr. Ronald David, Dr. Susan Pillsbury David and Dr. Adolfo Moreno examine over a hundred residents of these communities on each day they conduct a medical clinic in the village. The patients are admitted one at a time to the reception desk where two members of our team take their names and find their medical records, if they had been to a prior clinic. The records include a picture of the patient, the dates of prior examinations, a diagnosis of their affliction and prior prescriptions. After registering, the patients proceed to the triage desk where their blood pressure and temperature are recorded.
Dr. Ron With a Woman He Referred to C.A.R.E. for Cataract Surgery
Each patient is examined by a doctor who works with an English/Spanish translator. Prescriptions from the doctors are filled immediately at a pharmacy at the rear of the building. Hopefully, each patient receives enough medication, worm medicine and vitamins to suffice until the next clinic, staffed by Hondurans but supported from the U.S. by financial and medicine donations.
In 2008, Dr. Moreno conducted three medical clinics at each of Moropocay and Puerto Grande. In 2009, we plan to conduct four clinics at each location. These clinics need a lot of attention to logistics during the coming year.
