Tags: 2024, medical

9 July 2024 Update

You were so generous to this plea for support that I knew I'd have enough left over for the next purchase of supplies.
The need came this week and I was able to respond immediately. Here are pictures showing specifically how your support of our clinic is helping our friends in Piton:

Original Post

Our clinic is in urgent need of more medications

We need $2,500 to keep our clinic functional!

Will you help?

13June2024 Update: We asked and you responded! Thanks for donating the requested amount and then some. If helping provide medications to this underserved and vulnerable population is important to you, please consider future gifts earmarked for medications.

Our clinic is being utilized now more than ever. Where in years past we've needed a restock a few times a year, we are now restocking once a month. With everything and everyone on edge right now, people are coming to our clinic in Piton rather than going into the larger nearby cities for medication or care. We received word last week that gangs are trying to take over an area where many people from the villages go for medical care.  An already difficult trip to nearby towns is made more dangerous because of gangs.

The types of supplies and medications we keep on hand are:

• wound care: bandages, salve,
• medications to treat various types of infections: fungal, bacterial, parasitic and skin,
• medications to manage general conditions such as high blood pressure, and diabetes,
• vitamins,
• children's cough syrup,
• basic pain relief and fever reducers,
• de-worming medication.

Samuel sends pictures such as the ones below to show me the need and these are the most recent ones.

We need $2,500 to keep our clinic functional!

Will you help?