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    Dr. Edwards Princeton, NJ physician left for Malawi in May 2017 for a service trip providing medical care for a village with a team of medical professionals. At her practice in Princeton, NJ with Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, she is an internist. Dr. Edwards is also the Medical Director of the Bristol Meyers Squibb Community Health Center, an organization at the University Medical Center of Princeton whose mission is to provide quality care to uninsured and under-insured New Jersey residents in Mercer and Middlesex counties.

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    Dr. Barbara Edwards Princeton NJ - Medical Mission Malawi

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    Dr. Barbara Edwards Princeton
    Dr. Edwards Princeton, NJ physician left for Malawi in May 2017 for a service trip providing medical care for a village with a team of medical professionals. At her practice in Princeton, NJ with Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, she is an internist. Dr. Edwards is also the Medical Director of the Bristol Meyers Squibb Community Health Center, an organization at the University Medical Center of Princeton whose mission is to provide quality care to uninsured and under-insured New Jersey residents in Mercer and Middlesex counties.

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    Medical Mission Malawi

    Saving Lives with


    Villages in Partnership
    Barbara R. Edwards, MD, MPH October
    29, 2017

    Dr. Barbara Edwards Princeton, NJ Physician


    Malawi

    Dr. Barbara Edwards Princeton, NJ Physician


    Dr. Barbara Edwards Princeton, NJ Physician
    Facts about Malawi

    • One of the 5 poorest countries in the world


    • Population 18.09 million 2016
    • Multiparty democracy
    • 82% Christian, 13% Muslim
    • 52% of population under 15 yo
    • Over 1 million orphans

    Dr. Barbara Edwards Princeton, NJ Physician


    Health Facts about Malawi
    • Life expectancy 61 years (US 76)
    • Infant mortality 45/1000 births (US <6)
    • 18% of children are underweight
    • Over 6 million cases of malaria/year
    • >12% living with HIV

    Dr. Barbara Edwards Princeton, NJ Physician


    Common Diseases in Malawi
    • Measles
    • Hepatitis A
    • Typhoid fever
    • Schistosomiasis
    • Upper Respiratory Infections

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    VIP Strategy – Six Critical Needs
    Water Food Security

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    VIP Strategy – Six Critical Needs
    Education Healthcare

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    VIP Strategy – Six Critical Needs
    Infrastructure Economic Development

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    HOW VIP WORKS
    • Meet with villagers to • Project is completed
    understand their needs and villagers take
    ownership
    • Mobilize support in the
    West to provide • The new project helps
    resources and expertise to lift the entire
    community
    • The entire village works
    to build a solution

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    Arriving at the Airport

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    Blantyre Airport

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    Packing our bags at the airport

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    The Medical Team Arrives

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    Zomba Plateau

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    My room at the Farm

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    Meeting with the local hospital

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    The Medical Wards

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    The ICU

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    Packing meds for distribution

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    Our supply of antimalarials

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    Gathering in the Morning

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    Here we go!

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    Many people were waiting

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    Many more were waiting

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    NurseTriage Station

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    Nurse Triage Station

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    Nurse Triage Station

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    Some patients were very ill

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    Medical Providers at Kalupe

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    Inside the Kalupe Clinic

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    Seeing Patients

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    We saw all ages

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    We saw over 7500 patients in 3 days

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    My “office”

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    Our dentists

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    We brought equipment to do fillings

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    Kalupe’s Pop-up Pharmacy

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    A Pop-up Pharmacy

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    Distributing meds

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    Giving IV meds for Malaria

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    A bee sting

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    Dr. Barbara Edwards Princeton, NJ Physician
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    We had great nurses

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    More nursing care

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    Lunchtime

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    Playtime

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    Exercise

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    Evening Gathering

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    Church

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    Singing

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    Inside Church

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    More Singing

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    Liz’s Sermon

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    A Wonderful Meal

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    Home Visits

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    Triza

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    School Visits

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    School Visits

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    Community Meal Prep

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    More Prep

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    Carrying Water

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    Community Meal

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    Summing up the Week

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    Safari

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