Ship of Life Clinic Report

We just received a report from Dr. Wattnach Chea who is our Khmer clinical physician on board the ship. The Ministry of Health has requested a periodical report about what types of problems that patients are being treated for. This will give you some idea about what is being done. Please keep in mind that this is with only one Khmer doctor on board. Dr. Dave Darrah is now aboard and this next week is our first medical team that will be on board working. There were 1627 patients treated during April 5 to May 13.
1253 for medical complaints
374 for dental treatment
4208 prescriptions were filled
Of the 1253 medical complaints, the following is a breakdown of diagnosis: 152 gastritis; 125 upper pulmonary tract infection; 99 lower pulmonary tract infection; 55 hypertension; 31 urinary tract infeciton; 29 endometriosis; 11 diarrhea; 7 typhoid fever; and of the 735 remaining includes ulcers, malnutrician, goiter, burns, common colds, constipation, anemia, chronic fever, hernia, epilepsy, knee and joint pain, vein inflamation, hepatitis and other minor injuries.
These don't sound any different that problems that a U.S. clinic would come across. The big difference is that these people have probably have these ailments for months and years because there is no doctor available. Hopefully, the Ship of Life can help! Gail