Fever and Dehydration
By Brenda Samis
August 3, 2017
August 3, 2017
While at our Zokhawthar Clinic for our annual visitation this past January a young boy came into our clinic. He was as cute as a button and I asked to photograph his journey through our Clinic. First he, and his parent, had a consultation with our trained local Medical Doctor. Dr. Zauva determined that he had a fever from diarrhea and while mostly over the fever the youngster was suffering from dehydration.
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Dr. Zauva decided that the best course of action would be to start an IV Drip to quickly get the boy re-hydrated, and off he went to see our two nurses, Emily and Kilte. While looking a little apprehensive, he was a brave little guy and hardly cried at all when getting the drip needle inserted. After an hour or so of letting the drip feed our little guy was off and running and feeling much better.
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MMC’s Medical Clinics along the India/Myanmar border operate much like a walk-in clinic here in Canada. They treat patients for everything from fevers and dehydration like this young boy to malaria, burns, broken limbs, diabetes, colds, and the hundreds of other ailments that we all have. Without our free clinics many of these people would not receive the medical care that they require to lead healthy productive lives.
MMC has been working with displaced Chin people fleeing the severe oppression of the Military Government in Myanmar since 2002. In 2005 a permanent Clinic was established in Zokhawthar along the India/Myanmar border and in 2006 a permanent Clinic established in nearby Champhai. Year round free medical, medicines, and health aid has been provided in these two communities since those dates. The budget for the Myanmar/India Project is currently $35,000 Canadian. We are able to provide medical care to over 13,000 patients a year; all free of charge including any medicine required to bring the patient back to full health. Think about it, that is treating people for under $3Cdn/patient. The value is incredible in these destitute and under-privileged areas. We are in desperate need of funds to keep this clinic operational and continue to provide aid to these incredibly poor people. Please consider donating to this very worthwhile cause.
MMC has been working with displaced Chin people fleeing the severe oppression of the Military Government in Myanmar since 2002. In 2005 a permanent Clinic was established in Zokhawthar along the India/Myanmar border and in 2006 a permanent Clinic established in nearby Champhai. Year round free medical, medicines, and health aid has been provided in these two communities since those dates. The budget for the Myanmar/India Project is currently $35,000 Canadian. We are able to provide medical care to over 13,000 patients a year; all free of charge including any medicine required to bring the patient back to full health. Think about it, that is treating people for under $3Cdn/patient. The value is incredible in these destitute and under-privileged areas. We are in desperate need of funds to keep this clinic operational and continue to provide aid to these incredibly poor people. Please consider donating to this very worthwhile cause.