last week we were in than gon village, which is in the jungle.
Nature Quest campus is located there and they have a school for younger children and a clinic, as well as a garden with herbs and some veggies, and the living quarters for the staff and people that come to help. the jungle is beautiful. so lush and green and full of wildlife, loved the sounds of crickets and cicadas and birds/parrots etc.
the villagers come from all over, more villages than just than gon, to be seen by the dr. the clinic will see and give medicine to anyone that walks thru their doors.
some of the patients had walked for days to be seen, because this clinic is the closest one to them. some of the cases were VERY intense. the need these people have for medical care is remarkable, even with all that nature quest has done in the area. a lot of the people wait so long to come see the dr that the disease has manifested quite severely by the time theyre actually seen, making it an urgent case, whereas if they had been able to be seen early on it wouldnt have been a big deal to treat/heal.
it was a fast paced crazy rush during clinic hours and a serene relaxing place to be when not in clinic, a very stark contrast.
of course i will expound on our experiences when i return home.
Nature Quest campus is located there and they have a school for younger children and a clinic, as well as a garden with herbs and some veggies, and the living quarters for the staff and people that come to help. the jungle is beautiful. so lush and green and full of wildlife, loved the sounds of crickets and cicadas and birds/parrots etc.
the villagers come from all over, more villages than just than gon, to be seen by the dr. the clinic will see and give medicine to anyone that walks thru their doors.
some of the patients had walked for days to be seen, because this clinic is the closest one to them. some of the cases were VERY intense. the need these people have for medical care is remarkable, even with all that nature quest has done in the area. a lot of the people wait so long to come see the dr that the disease has manifested quite severely by the time theyre actually seen, making it an urgent case, whereas if they had been able to be seen early on it wouldnt have been a big deal to treat/heal.
it was a fast paced crazy rush during clinic hours and a serene relaxing place to be when not in clinic, a very stark contrast.
of course i will expound on our experiences when i return home.
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