This group from IU and KP and Honduras, Hondurenos, doctors, translators, dentists, teachers, futbolistas (soccer players), led by Dr Javier Sevilla and Dr Sarah Jones, has shared a wonderful week. Israel Hernandez, a lifelong friend of Dr Sevilla and husband of Doctor(a) Floripe Hernandez, full time doctor at the Las Lajas clinic where the group stayed, expertly organized our Brigada ("brigade") trips to four villages.
Together we helped many people with both common conditions for US healthcare workers and more unusual problems as well.
Many of us were energized by the care Dr Sevilla and Dr Juan Vasquez, a Hondereno who lives in Texas with his family, took to teach us about the Honduran health system. When we treated villagers for chronic conditions we referred them to the local health center or non-profit Hospital Evangelista that we had toured on our first day in country.
ENLACE leaders Dr Sevilla, Israel Hernandez, and KP Global Health Leaders, Dr Sarah Jones and Dr Tessa Stecker, prodded the group for new ideas for future Brigadas. Many mentioned ideas for education including Charlas (little health talks) o ferias (health fairs). We hatched plans for dental health and nutrition sessions, overuse injury sessions and chronic low back pain.We learned about a more efficient wood cooking stove that produces far less interior smoke and as a result fewer respiratory infections. The group is thinking about ways to finance more stoves.
- Matt
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