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This medical and dental expedition took place on three Ecuadorian cities where the Charity Anywhere Foundation keeps has a covenant of technical cooperation. The cities where the covenant of technical cooperation are Otavalo, Esmeraldas and Tena Each city had a city-medical center mainly furnished and equipped by donations shipped from CAF-Usa. The three clinics were created by to relief medical needs from poor families there. This expedition was leaded by Dr. Washington Zambrano. Our team also was pleased to count with the presence of Charity Anywhere Foundation’s President: L. Gordon Carter and his wife Susan. At the city of Otavalo, our local coordinator on Dr. Olga Farinango worked hard to make several events happen at the same time as we visited that city. Our doctors and dentists were scheduled to visit in the morning the community of Taminanga there in Otavalo. For the first time ever our team used the brand new Otavalo-Mobil Dental & Medical Clinic; which was a reason of great happiness and joy to President L. Gordon Carter and his wife Susan who helped a lot from USA for that to take place. These are the names of our volunteers and professionals to this expedition: american volunteers President: L. Gordon Carter and his wife Susan, Tamee and Jessica Fulghum; Dr Washington Zambrano DDS OS; the dentists Dr. Elena Gutierrez DDS, Dr. Marco Mantilla DDS, Dr. Ximena Tapia DDS, Dr. Maya Pedregal DDS, Dr Isabel Zambrano DDS OP, Dr. Cecilia Bayas DDS and Dr. Veronica Armijos DDS; the physicians: Dr Olga Farinango Gen. Practitioner/Indian Medicine, Dr Alvaro Cabezas Gen. Practitioner, Dr Fabian Lopez Gen. Practitioner, Dr. Jenny Naranjo Gen. Practitioner/ Dermatologist and Dr Ivan Ramirez Gen. Practitioner/Gen. Surgeon. Our Ecuadorian volunteers were: the drivers from Otavalo Mauricio Cruz and Jose Maria; the medical students Anita Zambrano and David Lucero; as well as the brothers Josue, Mathias and Juan F Zambrano (CAF Secretary). |
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Medical Report on this part of the mission:
PHYSICAL AREA/PLACE OF ATTENTION: neighbourhood of “Taminanga”/ Otavalo.
AREA: MEDICINE
DATE: Thursday, 19th of March 2009. |
Pathologies found there: 32 |
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Men |
% |
Women |
% |
Total |
% |
Younger than 1 year |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
1-5 years |
4 |
13 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
6-15 years |
5 |
18 |
6 |
21 |
11 |
39 |
16-45 years |
2 |
7 |
5 |
18 |
7 |
25 |
46-65 years |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
> 65 years |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Total |
13 |
46 |
15 |
54 |
28 |
100 |
Diagnosis |
Quantity |
Percentage |
Intestinal Parasites |
13 |
46 |
Lower back pain |
1 |
4 |
Allergies |
1 |
4 |
Healthy conditions |
3 |
11 |
Urinary track infection |
5 |
18 |
Conjunctivitis |
1 |
4 |
Eye Pterygium |
1 |
4 |
Ametropia |
1 |
4 |
Common Cold |
1 |
4 |
Skin Scabies |
1 |
4 |
Parkinson disease |
1 |
4 |
Gastritis |
1 |
4 |
Cholelithiasis (gallstones) |
1 |
4 |
Myalgia (muscle pain) |
1 |
4 |
All of our patients received donated medicine to help them with their recovery.
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Dental Report on this part of the mission: |
PHYSICAL AREA/PLACE OF ATTENTION: neighbourhood of “Taminanga”/ Otavalo.
AREA: DENTISTRY
Unfortunately our team ran out of electricity in Taminanga; and our dentists could not do all the procedures they wanted to. What they could do was 40 sealants on children, another 20 received fluoride and 1 child had its tooth out. |
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Medical Report on this part of the mission:
PHYSICAL AREA/PLACE OF ATTENTION: neighbourhood of “Saint Raphael”/ city of Esmeraldas.
AREA: MEDICINE
DATE: Saturday, 21st of March, 2009. |
Pathologies found there: 59 |
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Men |
% |
Women |
% |
Total |
% |
Younger than 1 year |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1-5 years |
5 |
9 |
11 |
20 |
16 |
29 |
6-15 years |
12 |
22 |
10 |
18 |
22 |
40 |
16-45 years |
0 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
46-65 years |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
> 65 years |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
Total |
22 |
41 |
32 |
59 |
54 |
100 |
Diagnosis |
Quantity |
Percentage |
Anemia (blood deficiency) |
2 |
3.7 |
Leukoderma or Vitiligo (skin deficiency) |
1 |
1.8 |
Intestinal Parasites |
21 |
38 |
Common Cold |
6 |
11 |
Cholelithiasis (gallstones) |
3 |
5.5 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
1 |
1.8 |
Pharyngitis |
5 |
9.2 |
Hyper blood pressure |
3 |
5.5 |
Healthy patients |
3 |
5.5 |
Urinary track infection |
3 |
5.5 |
Intestinal Colic |
1 |
1.8 |
Tonsillitis |
2 |
3.7 |
Obesity |
2 |
3.7 |
Low back pain |
1 |
1.8 |
Skin Scabies |
1 |
1.8 |
Internal Otitis (earache) |
1 |
1.8 |
Swelling abscess in the knee |
1 |
1.8 |
Inguinal Hernia |
1 |
1.8 |
Diabetes |
1 |
1.8 |
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Surgical Report on this part of the mission:
PHYSICAL AREA/PLACE OF ATTENTION: neighbourhood of “Saint Raphael”/ city of Esmeraldas.
AREA: SURGERY. The total of surgical patients attended was 47.
DATE: Saturday, 21st of March, 2009 Diagnosis |
Pathologies found there: 10 |
Abscesses drainage |
Surgery procedures: 47 |
Abscission of sebaceous Cysts |
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Abscission of Dysplastic Naevus (congenital circumscribed hyper pigmentation and hypertrophy of the skin) |
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Abscission of Straight Warts (abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus) |
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Abscission of Cheloids (abnormal proliferation of scar tissue) |
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Treatment to gaping/open wounds |
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Abscission of Facial Naevus (Congenital circumscribed hyper pigmentation and hypertrophy of the skin) |
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Abscission of a Foreign Body on a foot |
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Ganglions Surgery (an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies) |
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Abscission of abscess from the Labial gland. |
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All of our patients received 231 prescriptions. We donated an average of 3 medicines hoping that will help with their full recovery. |
Dental Report on this part of the mission:
PHYSICAL AREA/PLACE OF ATTENTION: neighbourhood of “Saint Raphael”/ city of Esmeraldas.
AREA: DENTISTRY
Saturday, 21st of March, 2009. |
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Men |
Women |
Total |
Dental Procedures |
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1-5 years |
21 |
10 |
31 |
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6-15 years |
59 |
51 |
110 |
Fillings |
51 |
16-45 years |
5 |
34 |
39 |
Exodontias |
17 |
46-65 years |
2 |
7 |
9 |
Profilaxis |
51 |
> 65 years |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Fluoride treatments |
98 |
Total |
87 |
104 |
191 |
TOTAL |
217 |
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Medical Report on this part of the mission:
PHYSICAL AREA/PLACE OF ATTENTION: neighbourhood of “The Airport of Tena/ city of Tena.
AREA: MEDICINE
DATE: Tuesday, 24th of March, 2009. |
Pathologies found there: 95 |
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Men |
% |
Women |
% |
Total |
% |
Younger than 1 year |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1-5 years |
5 |
9 |
11 |
20 |
16 |
29 |
6-15 years |
12 |
22 |
10 |
18 |
22 |
40 |
16-45 years |
0 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
46-65 years |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
> 65 years |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
Total |
22 |
41 |
32 |
59 |
54 |
100 |
Diagnosis |
Quantity |
Percentage |
Menstrual Colic syndrome |
2 |
5 |
Gastritis |
6 |
15 |
Migraine |
1 |
2 |
Low back pain |
7 |
17 |
Conjunctivitis |
1 |
2 |
Eye Cataract |
1 |
2 |
Varicose veins disease |
1 |
2 |
Arthrosis/Arthritis |
8 |
20 |
Inguinal Hernia |
1 |
2 |
Chronic Diarrheal disease |
14 |
34 |
Skin Scabies |
5 |
12 |
Headaches |
10 |
24 |
Flu syndrome |
7 |
17 |
Sinusitis (sinus congestion) |
12 |
29 |
Urinary track infection |
2 |
5 |
Epilepsy |
10 |
24 |
Eye Pterygium |
1 |
2 |
Intestinal Parasites |
1 |
2 |
Otitis |
3 |
7 |
Patient with swelled abscess |
1 |
2 |
Goiter disease (Abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet ) |
1 |
2 |
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Dental Report on this part of the mission:
PHYSICAL AREA/PLACE OF ATTENTION: neighbourhood of “The Airport of Tena/ city of Tena”/ city of Esmeraldas.
AREA: DENTISTRY
DATE: Tuesday, 24th of March, 2009. |
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Men |
Women |
Total |
Dental Procedures |
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1-5 years |
9 |
9 |
18 |
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6-15 years |
14 |
17 |
31 |
Fillings |
39 |
16-45 years |
14 |
21 |
35 |
Exodontias |
10 |
46-65 years |
2 |
5 |
7 |
Profilaxis |
14 |
> 65 years |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fluoride treatments |
45 |
Total |
39 |
52 |
91 |
TOTAL |
108 |
- On the following chart and graph we will show the TOTAL OF PATIENTS attended on MEDICINE during this
5 day-expedition:
Age and Gender |
Men |
% |
Women |
% |
Total |
% |
Younger than 1 year |
7 |
15 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
11 |
1-5 years |
13 |
27 |
17 |
23 |
30 |
24 |
6-15 years |
19 |
40 |
17 |
23 |
36 |
29 |
16-45 years |
2 |
4 |
16 |
21 |
18 |
15 |
46-65 years |
2 |
4 |
10 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
> 65 years |
5 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
Total |
48 |
100 |
75 |
100 |
123 |
100 |
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- In the following chart we will show the TOTAL of PATIENTS attended on DENTISTRY:
Dental Procedures |
343 |
Fillings |
130 |
Exodontias |
28 |
Profilaxis |
65 |
Fluoride treatments |
163 |
TOTAL |
343 |
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