Specific Goals of the LIG Global Mission to Dajabon:
- Triage, assessment and treatment of 2000 – 3000 patients through our out-patient clinics
- Safely perform surgeries in the specialty areas of: Ob/Gyn, plastic surgery, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, podiatry/wound care
- Over 200 potential patients have been identified there by local physicians
- Test out an innovative, customized, electronic tool to aid in the rapid triage, assessment and treatment of patients in a rural setting
- Community outreach
- Education of adults and children in personal hygiene, dental hygiene, cholera prevention, diabetes care, blood pressure control
- Distribution of educational supplies and toys to local school children
- Live data collection and daily reporting to the field team
- Daily live blog/website updates
- Distribute chronic long-term medications and short-term medications needed for acute illnesses
- Set-up and run a full-fledged pharmacy with medication dispensing and patient-education (verbal and written)