Team Leaders: Dr. Tom Camp and Jean Boshell

Dates of mission: September 16-23, 2007

Team members: American Honduran/Cuban
Dr. Tom Camp Dr. Kenia Fernandez
Jean Boshell Dr. Margarito Lino
Benny Rowe Dr. Reynaldo Zayov Veliz
Sheila Eaton Dr. Jorge Vvis Lhibas (dentist)
Anna Hines-Capron Loyna Milanis (nurse)
Dr. Hugh Guffey Gleidys ? (lab tech)
Mary Guffey Donna Goff - local resident
Larry Pitts
A retired couple from Utila, Brent and Doris (born in Honduras) Brady, also joined the team in La Ceiba. They provided invaluable translation for the team and also helped out any way that was needed.

Towns/villages served: September 17 - La Ceiba, Cruzadas del Evangelio
September 18 & 19 - Limon, Carolina Health Clinic
September 20 & 21 - Punta Pierda
September 22 - La Ceiba, Cruzadas del Evangelio

Patients seen in Clinics: Limon, Carolina Clinic
Tuesday 10/18/07: 127
Wednesday 10/19/07: 60
Clinics in Punta Pierda
Thursday 10/20/07: 118
Friday 10/21/07: 100

Total medical patients seen: 405
(Approximate) dental patients seen: 50

The eye clinic, headed by Dr. Hugh Guffey and his wife, Mary, was severly
limited since the autorefractor and tonometer were not working. Their evaluations
had to be done with the manual focometer, which takes more time. In spite of this disadvantage, they did a fantastic job with the following statistics:
Examined 79 patients for diseases and abnormalities
Made 11 pair of prescription glasses
Distributed 68 pair of reading glasses
Obtained both pre-tests & post-tests for both far & near visual acuities
Distributed eye care hand-outs to each patient.
Individual location statistics:
Limon: 29 people - 7 pair prescription glasses -26 pair reading glasses
Punta Pierda: 50 people - 4 pair prescription glasses - 42 pair reading glasses

In addition, many came only for sun glasses - at least 360 adults and children
were given sun glasses in the two communities.

The purpose of this team was (1)to provide the usual medical/dental/eye clinics in the Limon area (2) assess the on-going projects in which AHMEN teams
have been involved over the years, i.e. the girl’s dorm, wood-working school, sewing schools, soup kitchens, new church building, etc. (3) to explore other areas in need where future teams might work, and (4) to enhance relationships with those with whom the teams have been working and to establish new relationships with others doing similar work in the area, i.e. the Cuban doctors working in the Limon area.
Meetings were held with leaders of each of the various projects to discuss
the achievements, current needs, and future needs/goals of those projects. This provided needed in-put from the local people working with the projects to give us their evaluation of the present status of each project and their thoughts and desires for the future.