Hear Yea, Hear Yea, Update Aqui !!
Tme to give the troops a big thank you !!!!
Spent the day in La Cienga with the lead medical officer ( major ) and his chief liason officer, she being a Captain and a Dominican American whose aunt lives in Barahona. Believe she was from Marietta, Georgia and good looking so I did not get where the Major was from.
Knew I had to be getting close to something as my driver circumvented the roads of this lovely beach communitiy when we encountered a procession of children coming down a hill from a school. Each had what it looked to be a pet of some variety in tow. Kids with ducks, dogs on ropes, a few piglets, saw one small baby donkey and others.
Followed the line of kids back up the hill to the school. Full street of military trucks and equipment. Generators at the ready, electric power was on at time of visit but they had backup. Line of people streaching three blocks back down the hill in the other direction. Various stages of preliminary screening at the gates to the school yard with both US and Dominican troopers about. Met the Major and Captain here and got the tour.
In a far section of the school yard was the vet setup. Seemed to be a small animal group ( kids ) and then someone looking at a horse with a mule in waiting.
School was divided into various different medical treatment areas each with its own line of what I was told are the pre screened folks.
Dental: Two different doctors, one US military, one Dominican. Two REALLY fully equiped chair setups, the lay ya back shove the big light in your mouth type. Told they are not doing major surgury, but if the tooth has got to come out, out it comes.
Eyes: Same set up here. Two doctors with FULL equipment setups.
TB Clinic in conjuction with some international health group
General Medicine with a staffing of both US military doctors and a contingent of local doctors who have joined in the exercise. This factor I was told was an unexpected addition to the original plan but was being accepted.
Then there was the screened off Women's Medical section which I was told had its own special equipment. Lots of big bellies in this line.
Then there was the Kid's medical area.
All in all an impressive site. This was the second day in La Cienga with one more to go. They HAD spent three days in Paraiso, so quite I had lunch there on Tuesday that no one even mentioned them being around. They will be here one more day then be off for 4 days in La Mountanito. That will end the stay for this Army group. They are to be followed by a Air Force Group who will do their things to the North of Barahona in a group of villages is that area.
Have not seen any actual construction of clinics being built but this might be in more rural areas.
Numbers in the news article are hyped a bit. The Major told me they are seeing a little over 500 a day... they had seen a little over 200 when I was there about 11am.
While there, an older lady had some type of attack, hard to breath etc. One of the local doctors said she could treat her at a clinic in Barahona and the Major immediately dispatched one of the US Army Ambulances with drivers to transport her and the doctor.
Major told me that they were also allowing their non medical personnel ( truck drives, etc. ) free time to wander the village. On the way out of town, saw small groups walking about with some getting all the way to the beach.
That is it for now mi amigos.
Did shoot photos for any non believers.
kFrancisco de Cabral
Tme to give the troops a big thank you !!!!
Spent the day in La Cienga with the lead medical officer ( major ) and his chief liason officer, she being a Captain and a Dominican American whose aunt lives in Barahona. Believe she was from Marietta, Georgia and good looking so I did not get where the Major was from.
Knew I had to be getting close to something as my driver circumvented the roads of this lovely beach communitiy when we encountered a procession of children coming down a hill from a school. Each had what it looked to be a pet of some variety in tow. Kids with ducks, dogs on ropes, a few piglets, saw one small baby donkey and others.
Followed the line of kids back up the hill to the school. Full street of military trucks and equipment. Generators at the ready, electric power was on at time of visit but they had backup. Line of people streaching three blocks back down the hill in the other direction. Various stages of preliminary screening at the gates to the school yard with both US and Dominican troopers about. Met the Major and Captain here and got the tour.
In a far section of the school yard was the vet setup. Seemed to be a small animal group ( kids ) and then someone looking at a horse with a mule in waiting.
School was divided into various different medical treatment areas each with its own line of what I was told are the pre screened folks.
Dental: Two different doctors, one US military, one Dominican. Two REALLY fully equiped chair setups, the lay ya back shove the big light in your mouth type. Told they are not doing major surgury, but if the tooth has got to come out, out it comes.
Eyes: Same set up here. Two doctors with FULL equipment setups.
TB Clinic in conjuction with some international health group
General Medicine with a staffing of both US military doctors and a contingent of local doctors who have joined in the exercise. This factor I was told was an unexpected addition to the original plan but was being accepted.
Then there was the screened off Women's Medical section which I was told had its own special equipment. Lots of big bellies in this line.
Then there was the Kid's medical area.
All in all an impressive site. This was the second day in La Cienga with one more to go. They HAD spent three days in Paraiso, so quite I had lunch there on Tuesday that no one even mentioned them being around. They will be here one more day then be off for 4 days in La Mountanito. That will end the stay for this Army group. They are to be followed by a Air Force Group who will do their things to the North of Barahona in a group of villages is that area.
Have not seen any actual construction of clinics being built but this might be in more rural areas.
Numbers in the news article are hyped a bit. The Major told me they are seeing a little over 500 a day... they had seen a little over 200 when I was there about 11am.
While there, an older lady had some type of attack, hard to breath etc. One of the local doctors said she could treat her at a clinic in Barahona and the Major immediately dispatched one of the US Army Ambulances with drivers to transport her and the doctor.
Major told me that they were also allowing their non medical personnel ( truck drives, etc. ) free time to wander the village. On the way out of town, saw small groups walking about with some getting all the way to the beach.
That is it for now mi amigos.
Did shoot photos for any non believers.
kFrancisco de Cabral
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I can guess, but it is just too much trouble .. It is so clear that you're talking out of another mouth (at least, I hope it is a mouth). Perhaps you should put your money where your mouth is and show us just where 'living' was 'censored' outside of a very liberal interpretation of DR1 rules. I actually believe in free speech, but I don't believe in irresponsible speech. Geez, that was a statement of ideology.. I think!