Vaccination Program

This morning we spent a few hours in the immunization clinic. The clinic runs on Wednesdays and Fridays, from 7:30AM - 11:00AM. Vaccines are an important service offered by the hospital, with 95% of the immunizations for babies/children. The government has programs set up to provide certain free immunizations for babies/children.
At 9:00AM Mr. Adolphe (pictured) gave a short lesson in the importance of Vitamin-A vaccinations for babies, and asked questions of the mothers. Education is something we are pushing here at these immunization clinics. There was a full crowd today and only one nurse, so volunteer Kelly Fromuth was called into action. I was there simply to shoot pictures/video. I did end up trying to draw up some syringes to facilitate the process. It was very hectic watching them give immunizations. There were many crying babies. It was a whirlwind of activity for about 2 hours until all vaccinations were complete.
The babies are weighed and vaccinated at these check-ups, and the information is recorded on their vaccination card.
Its a very good service offered by the hospital, funded by the government, and hopefully after some analysis we may give some pointers to smooth out the process.