Medical Blitz at the Women and Children´s Center

Friday, March 13........a lucky day for over 80 women and children who attended the Medical Blitz at the center! With Dr. Rosa, a dedicated woman from the Cancer Clinic, and Dr. Bartolo Cisneros, a medical doctor from the community, volunteering their time and sharing their expertise, the day was a huge success. Women and children from Colon came, were attended by nurses Kelly and Martine and by Colonenses nurses and physicians. They were then given prescriptions for further testing and /or for medication. The prescriptions were then filled by Marlynne using the meds from Health Partners International. Without the blitz these women would have been obliged to seek help at the local clinic and pay both the doctor´s fee and for the medication itself. This being a financial impossiblity, they simply would not have been attended to. Conditions varied from high blood pressure and stomach ulcers to respitory disease, infections and diabetes. The women and all of the community responded well and were most appreciative of the possibility of a doctor's appointment and medication too! A big thank you to all who volunteered their time and energy to the success of the medical blitz.