Well, the bags are packed and we're ready to go... do you feel a song coming on?
Bill is handcarrying one of the Sonosite systems that is destined for one of six rural clinics. The imaging on these portable systems is great and certainly provides the information the nurses need to make referrals to Koutiala hospital. The units are battery-powered via solar panels - very efficient! After this trip, 5 of the 6 clinics will be trained and fully operational with ultrasound. One more to go!
Besides sending teams like us all over the world in areas of high poverty, Medical Teams International is often first on the ground in disaster recovery. You may have heard that several organizations from the Pacific NW have sent teams to Haiti to assist in the disaster recovery - among the first in the air was Medical Teams International! If you're planning on donating towards these efforts, and are looking for a great organization, I'd highly recommend Medical Teams International. They're great! The link to their site is http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/home.aspx or through the logo on this blog's title page. And no, I'm not encouraged or paid to say this. I've been very impressed with the entire organization and more than 97% of donations go directly into the programs.
Next note will be from Koutiala... Tooro te (Tohdoh tay)... that is, All is fine.
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Lots of prayers coming your way, Lydia and Bill, for you to have fantastically successful mission helping everyine in Mali to have healthy children and maintain the health of their mothers!
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