When we visited the astrodome a few days ago, there was an
international team doing a medical mission that tended to everything from
nutrition to blurry vision. The
head of the mission, Father Daniel said that by far the most requested service
was for the eyes.
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There is currently no eye care available to the people and
definitely no access to eyeglasses. City workers, teachers and nurses borrow one pair of
eyeglasses amongst themselves at work.
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| Tacloban City Hospital Room after Yolanda |
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| Our Triage Area |
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| Visual Acuity Area |
One team member, relayed a story of a patient to me that
affected him deeply. She is a
grade 5 teacher. Our team member
asked her how many students were in her class; she hesitated for a long while
and answered 33. Our team member could not understand
her hesitation so he asked….”how many before Yolanda?”……she answered 45.
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| POWERLINES STILL HAVEN'T BEEN REPAIRED |
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| Garbage is still in many of the streeets |
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