SANA’s team returned to Dar Al Zahra’ in Abu-Samra today for a medical/educational mission with Medecins Sans Frontieres. Accompanying SANA was Midwife Nariman Abbouchi.

 

Despite it being the 5^th day of Eid, the clinic was quite busy. As is customary,  SANA’s team provided comprehensive prenatal care to a multitude of patients ranging in age between 16 and 37 years. In addition, SANA carried out full assessments on the patients and they were all scanned by Moidwife Nariman under the guidance of SANA’s Reem S. Abu-Rustum. Nariman exemplified comfort as she was able to carry out the 6-step approach and identify all key anatomic and biometric planes. SANA redated 31% of the patients seen today.

 

As always, midwife Louiis from MSF accompanied SANA’s team and helped arrange follow ups for the patients and provided them with the needed supplements.

 

At the end of another rewarding day, the team headed back home and plans were made for the next visit with MSF…

On the last Tuesday before Eid Al Adha Al Mubarak, SANA’s team travelled to the Dinnieh mountians amdst roads lined by apple groves, to the health department at the Municipality of Kfaribnine today for a medical mission. Accompanying SANA was trainee midwife Ibtisam Seif.

 

It was a slow clinic as everyone was preparing for Eid. SANA’s team carried out full assessments on the patients inclusive of sonographic evaluation. Today’s patients were all in their 20’s. Most were in the 2nd to 6th month of pregnancy SANA redated all of the patients seen.

 

SANA wishes to thank Levant Alie Houses SAL and Mr. Dory Mansour and for providing all nutritional supplements today.

 

And at the end of another rewarding day, SANA made plans for the next visit to Kfaribnine and the team headed back home…

In the August heat, SANA’s team returned back to Aabdeh today for a medical/educational mission with Medecins Sans Frontieres. Accompanying SANA was trainee midwife Nariman.

 

As always, it was a very busy day with many high risk patients who received comprehensive care by SANA’s team. The patients ranged in age between 17 and 36 years. SANA carried out sonographic assessments on all the patients and they were all scanned by trainee midwife Nariman under the guidance of SANA’s Reem S. Abu-Rustum in accordance with the 6-step approach. Nariman was systematic and thorough in her approach and demonstrated comfort and skill as she carried out the scans. SANA redated 28% of the patients seen today.

 

As always, Midwife Zeinab from MSF worked closely with SANA’s team and helped make all the necessary arrangements and follow ups for the patients and provided them with the needed supplements.

 

At the end of another rewarding day, the team headed back home and plans were made for the next visit with MSF…