In April I had the opporturnity to head out to one of our mobile medical clinics to an island called Moshkali a couple hours from Malumghat. This was the first time MCH (Memorial Christian Hospital) has had a clinic in this area.
This is Nancie, an amazing woman who's been in Bangladesh longer then I've been alive, yet has more energy then a few of us put together. Here she was blocking the bystanders view of us bideshi's (white people) at one of our stops to pick up a community member. Outside of Malumghat in the rural areas we definitely are a spectacle. It was funny how people riding their bikes would see us and suddenly brake, turn around, and come stare into the van window. No qualms about being obvious. Taking pictures of us with their phones also is quite common.
We held the clinic at a school. 4 medics (like nurse practitioners at home) and one Dr assessed the patients making referals, health teaching, and giving prescriptions as needed.
Here Nancie, along with another midwive held a class for these traditional birth attendents/midwives.
My job was working in the pharmacy, filling the prescriptions and giving them to Glenda (another missionary nurse) and the translator for teaching and translating. Here are some women waiting at the pharmacy window...and yes I did help them.
Our 'pharmacy'.
On our drive home we ran into some water buffalo.
A dokon (shop).
Out in the rural areas the truth about women staying home and men going to the market was definitely true. Not really any women were seen driving through the towns/villages.
Salt patties. Also the building you see in the distance is a cyclone shelter. These are scattered throughout the country for emergency use.
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