We knew the day was not promising after passing by this trash pile on the way to the water taxi...
The water taxi took us to a village located 45 minutes outside of Changuinola. The living conditions were upsetting for a lot of the people in our group, and the smell of feces filled the entire area.
We realized the smell was caused by their "toilets" being right above the water. The same water that they drink and use for cooking food.
This was the location of the medical clinic, again inside of the town's school.
I wasn't feeling well today, so I worked in the pharmacy and prepared bags of pills for the people to take home.
We saw about 80 patients today. There were many people waiting in line to be seen.
Most of the medical team.
After clinics Dr. Acosta took us to the hospital in Changuinola that he works at and gave us a tour of the facilities. The hospital was WAY different than in the U.S. We got to see a few cases, including a baby that was severely malnourished and another baby born with a cleft lip. We also gave toys to the kids and played with bubbles.
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