Another intense afternoon at the clinic. Malnutrition and infections are already routine work.
Suddenly arrives a young man of 8 years of age and, well articulated in his words, appears and speaks directly with me, in French: Je suis étudiant!
Son of the arid land of Ambovombe, the little boy tells me about the difficulty in school because he can not see the blackboard. He struggles but has headaches.
He is the only child who attends school for all the children I attended in the entire first week of work. His case was not the priority and seemed absolutely far from our possibilities at the moment. However, #FraternitywithoutBorders was his and his grandmother's only hope
I took a deep breath. I had to do something. And I did...a modified Snellen test was enough to diagnose myopia. Concerned, I tell the translator..."He needs glasses, but we can not offer."
As we have learned in the FWB, we are many united hands working for Love. Dani, my translator and right arm (and left too!) Showed readiness to respond that we had a chance. The next day, we were all going to talk to the priest who had received a mission from the Catholic Church the week before. We introduced the FSF and we got another partner.
A week later, he and his grandmother return to the clinic. Main complaint: a little hand holding a package, a smile that can not be restrained on the lips and a tight hug from anyone who never loses HOPE to see it happen!
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| Janaina doing the modified Snellen test with the patient during her work in Madagascar |
Janaine Camargo is a family doctor and works at the NGO Fraternity Without Borders in a rural area in Madagascar
Translated into English by: Bianca Silveira
Posted and Edited by: Ana Júlia Araújo
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