I think the hospital is private but looks like it was built with public funds.There doesn't appear to be any active public hospital in this city of about 40,000. The two operating “theatres” and now empty pre-op/postop wards look like they haven't been used in weeks or months (but there is another OR upstairs next to an active labor and delivery ward which is used for cesarean deliveries), so the first task is a thorough cleaning and the unpacking of supplies. I personally brought about 100 pounds of sterile drapes, gowns and other medical items, and 50 lbs of prosthetic hands supplied by an LA foundation.
We also started some screening. Lines didn't go around the block like in Cambodia, but there were always some women waiting to be seen.
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