March 5, 2014 Skin amiss and what if

     This morning, Dr. and Mrs. Buie taught the students basic dermatology. Dr. Nilson also got to imput as well. We discovered that the students see a lot of goiter and rashes. Some of the issues discussed were chicken pox and scabies. We are amazed that they do not see much, if any, leprosy. The problem is not on the skin, but the symptoms are, so the students learned how to keep others from being infected. we also learned that they do see a lot of burns. Part of that problem is that they cook on an open fire, so if they lose their balance, or trip, they fall into the fire.

     After lunch, Dr. Nilson asked them an important question… “What if?”. He asked if they were given $100 USA dollars, what would they do to improve their community? All of the students had very ambitious ideas. One of the groups wanted to create the first bathrooms in their village to help control the waste and create sanitation. Yes, I did just say that they wanted to bring the first toilets to their villages.

Lindsey