One of VHF's core missions is to provide health education to the general populace. We do this in a variety of ways, including radio talk shows, large public gatherings and, every morning, a meeting with the patients. These photos show typcial morning meetings. The patients have gathered in the clinic's shaded portico and are waiting for the clinic to open. Each day, one of our medical staff has been assigned the task of preparing a short talk on some public health issue. This can range from basic hygiene, to child nuitrition, to the need to take medicines in the proper manner. When Dr. JF is the presenter, there is often much humor in the presentation and much laughter and smiles in the audience. Programs like this can be one of the most effective ways to improve overall health, as well as to quickly get on top of outbreaks of diseases like cholera.
One of VHF's core missions is to provide health education to the general populace. We do this in a variety of ways, including radio talk shows, large public gatherings and, every morning, a meeting with the patients. These photos show typcial morning meetings. The patients have gathered in the clinic's shaded portico and are waiting for the clinic to open. Each day, one of our medical staff has been assigned the task of preparing a short talk on some public health issue. This can range from basic hygiene, to child nuitrition, to the need to take medicines in the proper manner. When Dr. JF is the presenter, there is often much humor in the presentation and much laughter and smiles in the audience. Programs like this can be one of the most effective ways to improve overall health, as well as to quickly get on top of outbreaks of diseases like cholera.
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