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| This tiny 90 year old lady had cataracts in both eyes, walking through the monsoon rain to reach the camp she was frozen |
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| This man has an abnormal growth in his mouth |
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| This 24 year old man went blind very suddenly 10 months ago |
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| This 70 year old man had an itchy eye - so his home treatment was to rub ground up chilli into his eye. Green chillis are said to be good for eye sight! It didn't work so well as he ended up going to hospital as a result, he said he wouldn't recommend it ... |
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| This young girl ran away and eloped at 14, now 15 she has a baby and is suffering from severe amenia as a result of birth complications |
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| A 79 year old man suffering from goitre (iodine deficiency) for 16 years he has had this lump. He never visited a doctor about it till the health camp. He will come to hospital for surgery at the end of the rice planting season. |
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| Young boy was born with birth cataracts - he has had 3 operations to remove them. Needs glasses, and still poor eyesight. |
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| Dentists - doing lots and lots of tooth extractions in very basic facilities |
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| Tharu women wearing elaborate jewellery, these women also have tattooed legs (generally a pattern of vertical stripes) |
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| Tulsipur Rotary Club feeding us dal bhat for lunch during one of the health camp days |
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| Pharmacy |
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| More tooth extractions |
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| Vision testing |
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| Registration of patients |
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| Consultation with GPs - main complaints were joint pain, arthritis and stomach ulcers. |
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| A woman suffereing from uterus prolapse |
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| The camp team |
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| Our one optometrist did an amazing job of seeing around 250 patients a day |
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| Educational posters |
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