Up and up and over a boulder encrusted road we went to reach Sacpic, a village with a small school. We carried toothbrushes donated by Johnson and Johnson employees to the children in the school and also a lesson on dental health care. The area is poor and visitors like us are entirely uncommon to the place. …
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Every year the MOST team comes together in a cohesive unit and this year is no exception. There is good chemistry among team members. Volunteer Reinhard Juraschek thinks it is because everyone shares the same values. Everyone comes for the same reasons. We bond with each other and with the people with whom we work…
Read MoreWhat is Blackout Toothday? We were warned on Clinic Day that there was to be a planned power outage in order to bring on line a new power substation. So Tuesday became known as Blackout Tuesday. Nurse Jody Meyer built the schedule with that in mind. She purposely planned no complicated palate surgeries today and…
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To recruit patients, the Huehuetenango Rotary Club has printed posters like the large one you see on the left. Smaller posters dot the community and the surrounding areas. Radio announcements spread the word further through ads bought by the local Rotary club. As well, the Hospital de Especialidades purchases radio spots and apportions some of those spots…
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We are all tied to technology! There is a best spot in the hospital to connect to Wi-Fi.
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Jim Wilson The president of Mentor Corporation, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, is David Wilson. David had asked his dad Jim if the two of them could take a trip because they have few opportunities to spend time together. Their opportunity came when David invited his dad to participate with him in the Iowa MOST mission. So originally…
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It is the morning of the first day of surgery and that means there are anxious families. The pediatricians, nurses and medical sudents take vitals of the patients who were admitted yesterday afternoon following screening. Out of nowhere, coloring books appear to engage children, then someone’s iphone with games and the kids begin to be absorbed…
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Dr. Juan Ruiz celebrated his birthday today hard at work, but he didn’t mind. The work he was doing will make this birthday particularly memorable and special.
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While patients and thier families wait for news of when to be at the hospital for surgery, the children play games with some of our team members or contentedly color in coloring books.
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