PAP - II

As word spreads that women can, for the first time, get a PAP test, they have come to the clinic in record numbers.   So far this week our volunteers from New Jersey have performed 333 tests and at noon today we have over 200 waiting.  Some we won't be able to see, as we are running low on test supplies.   When you live in rural Haiti, basic tests like this are difficult to get.  In fact, this morning our administrator, Killy, emailed  that some patients were pleading, ''There's no place in the area I can do the test please let me do it'', as they were loosing hope to be seen today which is the last day.   We can only hope that our volunteers return next year, now that we all have worked out how to get the supplies.  This has been an important first for Visitation Clinic.  


Women waiting on our back porch.   Some have come from distant towns such as Petite Guave (25 miles) and Port-au-Prince (71 miles).



Even though there may a crowd outside, each patient getts individual and dignified care.   One of VHF missions is to avoid the sometimes gruff treatment that too often accompanies poverty in low-resource countries.

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