Teupasenti, February 2023
From February 11th-18th, 2023 our team returned to Teupasenti, Honduras, in the department of El Paraiso. Working out of a small church on the mountainside, we treated people who walked for hours from nearby villages for various conditions such as infections, wounds, diabetes, high blood pressure, and more. We were also able to screen numerous women for cervical cancer and our dental team performed over 400 extractions of damaged or decaying teeth.
Despite having our medications held at customs due to unannounced changes in regulations by the new Socialist government of Honduras, we were able to find a local source for most of the medications we needed. Through the generosity of our supporters we were able to purchase enough to provide care to every person who came to our clinic, nearly 800 medical and about 300 dental. We are now working with a customs agency within Honduras to get clearance for future medication shipments and to get our confiscated supplies returned. We additionally received a very generous donation while in-country that will allow us to build a secure storage structure to store our medications and supplies in the future!
Despite having our medications held at customs due to unannounced changes in regulations by the new Socialist government of Honduras, we were able to find a local source for most of the medications we needed. Through the generosity of our supporters we were able to purchase enough to provide care to every person who came to our clinic, nearly 800 medical and about 300 dental. We are now working with a customs agency within Honduras to get clearance for future medication shipments and to get our confiscated supplies returned. We additionally received a very generous donation while in-country that will allow us to build a secure storage structure to store our medications and supplies in the future!