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June 21 - June 23

Added to site: Jul 03 at 6:25p.m.
June 21    Today I am working in the Pariaman villages beside Dr Herman Shah from Malaysia.  Dr Shah was born and trained as doctor in Indonesia.  Pariaman is his home town.   We saw 50 people ranging from Scleroderma, Tb, Malaria to more common diseases.  Tonight,  Melioni and I sleep at Dr Shah’s Mother’s house in Pariaman, part of the Kampung/Village.  


June 22   The morning starts with a tour of Dr Shah's Pariaman - the schools, and finishes with a visit to the Fish Market where he buys fish to take back to Malaysia this afternoon. Fifty (50 )patients seen today in a different village - with 13 previously undiagnosed hypertensive patients.  

Melioni starts a ‘love affair’ with Spiderman – his picture on the back of a local bus on the way back from clinic at 8 pm - after dark of course in tropical Indonesia.  


June 23   Another busy day in Pariaman villages, seeing 80 patients today.  Interestingly enough - Pak Yobana who is running for Bupati election is supporting:  Plantation Experts; Chocolate making Experts, and Harbour building Experts.   Pak Yobana wants to get Pariaman to catch up to the Western World quickly, in educational and technology advances.  Another late evening finish, in this place of poorly medically serviced population.     Pariaman District 360,000 people = 70 % in villages.

 


 
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