Ciriboya Clinic Update Aug. ‘07
The Ciriboya Clinic continues to work toward its ultimate
goal of a fully functional outpatient hospital. CHIMES and Dr. Luther
Castillo are spearheading this exciting project. Several things
have happened just in the past month.
Global Links, a USA health
supply system, is sending down a
40 ft. container chucked full of all types of clinic/hospital
equipment needed to stock the Ciriboya Clinic. Imagine 40 ft
container full of stuff you need, and you got it.
The second contingency
of docs/medical personnel from Cuba will be arriving in Ciriboya
even as we speak. The new group will
consist of 6 doctors, but a different 6 from the ones we have
been working with, and have come to love, over the past year.
We don’t have their names yet, but should by the time Lexie
Hilton’s AHMEN team comes back in 10 days. Dennis Rochez
and Dr. Luther will be picking the docs up in Toccoa and taking
them to the Ciriboya area to help them set up in their new home.
Thanks to Dennis, the recent Cuban trained Honduran docs, CHIMES
and AHMEN for your help in the process.
Another group of Honduran
medical students will be working in the Gariffina area over next
month. Dr. Luther has organized
this 100 member Medical Brigade who will at least partially working
out of the Ciriboya Clinic.
Several AHMEN teams have contributed
medicine for the clinic use. Keep up this necessary good work.
A clinic without medicine
is in a difficult way.
AHMEN team leader Steve Kilgore from Weaver,
Alabama is putting together a construction team for 2008 to build
a 20 bed dormitory
for workers to stay in when working in the Clinic and Clinic
area. To be a part of this team or for more information contact
Steve at: kilgore15@cableone.net
The Rotary Club of Jasper, Alabama
has sent down money for the septic tank for the clinic and that
is high on the list of the
construction team from Limon, Honduras.
What next?
Several pressing projects:
1. There is a need for an incinerator.
Anyone with knowledge of how to build and finance a safe way
to dispose of the normal
things that will be coming out of the Ciriboya clinic, please
contact Bill Camp: 916-612-9999 or Teresa Villanesor: teresa@sacramentolabor.org.
2.
A constant source of clean water for the clinic and the community.
Does anyone know of folks who work with an organization
that would help with this? Contact Bill or Teresa.
3. There is a
need for transportation of the supplies that Ciriboya is getting
from Global Links. The supplies will be delivering
to Toccoa, so transportation to the Clinic from Toccoa is needed.
Any ideas on trucks, gas money etc? Again, contact Bill or Teresa.
Congratulations and THANKS to everyone who is working on this
project.
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