Lyndsay's Story
Lyndsay used her Nursing skills in Mozambique
Whilst in Mozambique on an Oasis Professional Placement, Lyndsay spent her first months visiting various communities in and around Beira in order to establish a new clinic.
During this time she came across many babies who were sick or not growing properly. This was because they had either been orphaned or their mother was HIV positive and unable to breastfeed.
A local pastor, Pastor Manuel, has taken on responsibility for 318 orphans. Many of them are parented by the eldest child in the family, who is often only seven or eight years old. Pastor Manuel has employed eight community health workers who spend time visiting the children. However they are struggling to pay for healthcare.
A pilot clinic was set up to meet the nutritional and medical needs of 50 of these children, including providing milk for the babies. Lyndsay and the team began running the clinic twice a week and saw a huge need for medical care for the rest of the community.
The two Oasis clinics now see a huge variety of patients, from elderly people with joint and sight problems, to new born babies who just come for post-birth check-ups. They see many cases of malaria, HIV, skin diseases, malnutrition and much more. Each clinic sees between 30 and 40 people per week.
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