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We volunteered for a week on a medical mission in Rurrenabaque, near Madidi National Park. In 5 days, we saw about 3,000 patients, many of whom never visited a doctor and who travelled for hours to see us. |
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Friends of Bolivia Medical Mission Rurrenabaque, June 2004 |
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To Madidi Pics |
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Above left: a family waits for Dr. Sanchez. Above: Many came from indigenous communities. Left: Afro-Bolivian woman being weighed. Below left: our daily commute across the Beni river. Below: triage |
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Link to Friends of Bolivia Foundation Website |
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| Above: pharmacy worked late into the night. Above right: lines stretched for blocks and started well before dawn. Below: the hospital, after all after the mission ended and we packed up to go home. Right: homes near the hospital. |
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Above: Harolyn and Christine and the team (Rafael in yellow hat) at the hospital. Left: Margaret, Tina and a little friend in Triage. |
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