Friday, December 31, 2010

Camp at Karvetinagar

Duke, Cammie, Tina and Heather along with mom help give the vaccine

The children are so tiny sometimes the leg is best!
This morning the team travelled to a small village about 15 K from the mission to offer a free medical camp and vaccines for the people of the village.  As in the states, children do not like shots and many hands help the process.  The parents are extremely grateful for the opportunity.  Hepititis B shots cost approx. $10 for the series of three.  The Good Shepherd staff will follow up with the additional two vaccines, paid for by donations raised in St. Joseph for the medical camps.  A field worker's salary is about $1.50 per day so these parents are unable to provide the vaccine for their children.