Medical Team

This is a picture from a previous year of the medical team setting up the over the counter medications.  Each patient is first counseled and prayed for.  There is a form that each patient must fill out in order to provide statistics of the most common ailments and which drugs were prescribed.  During or after counseling, the vitals of each patient are taken.  They are then seen by the nurse, physician assistant, or physician to determine if a medication should be described.  Many patients walk from long distances to receive a check-up for themselves and their families.  Each day, the clinic sees anywhere from 300-400 people.  The most commonly distributed items are multivitamins; Vitamin A is a noted deficiency in many Filipinos.