WELCOME TO THE HEALTHCARE UPDATE FOR MARCH 2006

WELCOME TO THE HEALTHCARE WELCOME TO THE HEALTHCARE UPDATE FOR MARCH 2006UPDATE FOR MARCH 2006

A Touching StoryA Touching Story

Wang Si Yuan, a 16 month old Wang Si Yuan, a 16 month old girl , was born with a girl , was born with a transverse facial cleft .transverse facial cleft .

Unfortunately, her parents and Unfortunately, her parents and other relatives all wanted to other relatives all wanted to abandon this little girl. abandon this little girl. However, her grandmother However, her grandmother believed that Father will take believed that Father will take care of her and treat her in care of her and treat her in time.time.

Even before this Spring Even before this Spring Festival , Wang Si Yuan’s Festival , Wang Si Yuan’s father asked his mother father asked his mother when Father would heal his when Father would heal his daughter. The grandmother daughter. The grandmother answered her son faithfully answered her son faithfully “According to His time!”“According to His time!”

A Touching StoryA Touching StoryYes, His time has come, the Yes, His time has come, the

special operation was special operation was performed on March 2, 2006 performed on March 2, 2006 by volunteer staffs of HSC.by volunteer staffs of HSC.

How wonderful the outcome How wonderful the outcome is!is!

Wang Si Yuan’s face looks Wang Si Yuan’s face looks better , her weak father better , her weak father became faithful and became faithful and

Her mother decided to lean Her mother decided to lean on Father.on Father.

Our Father is really faithful and Our Father is really faithful and powerful ! powerful !

The foreign volunteers The foreign volunteers and Chinese staff of the and Chinese staff of the Health Services Centre Health Services Centre work together to help all work together to help all patients from different patients from different tribes, languages and tribes, languages and nations.nations.

From 23From 23rdrd February to 31 February to 31stst March , 2006, the HSC March , 2006, the HSC volunteer Dr. Chris volunteer Dr. Chris Sansom had been Sansom had been diagnosing and treating diagnosing and treating staff and children at staff and children at Hephzibah.Hephzibah.

Bob Chamberlain, who will stay with us for Bob Chamberlain, who will stay with us for about 2 months, came to HSC in March about 2 months, came to HSC in March to help our trainers with their teaching .to help our trainers with their teaching .

Ms. Mary Meyer, Ms. Mary Meyer, our lab our lab technologist, is technologist, is leaving Xi’an for leaving Xi’an for USA by the end USA by the end of March because of March because of her right leg of her right leg problem. We all problem. We all look forward to look forward to seeing her again seeing her again in a few months in a few months time. time.

Mr. Ding’s wife (left, middle) had been suffering from Mr. Ding’s wife (left, middle) had been suffering from stones in the gall bladder for a long time because they stones in the gall bladder for a long time because they hadn’t got enough money for an operation in other hadn’t got enough money for an operation in other hospital. Dr. Sansom heard of her plight and hospital. Dr. Sansom heard of her plight and supporters in Ireland covered the fees.supporters in Ireland covered the fees.

There was a wider benefit when other patients heard There was a wider benefit when other patients heard the good news and joined the celebration.the good news and joined the celebration.

HSC is becoming more and HSC is becoming more and more famous in Xi’an and more famous in Xi’an and many patients of different many patients of different ages come to our doctors ages come to our doctors for the appropriate for the appropriate treatments.treatments.

Here, Dr. Xu is removing a small cyst ( March 28Here, Dr. Xu is removing a small cyst ( March 28 thth). ). Following a probationary period he has decided to Following a probationary period he has decided to join HSC as a permanent member of staff.join HSC as a permanent member of staff.

In order to equip and promote our local staff ,the In order to equip and promote our local staff ,the oversea oversea volunteer volunteer Dr. Sansom spent her specious time Dr. Sansom spent her specious time to share her skills and experiences with them.to share her skills and experiences with them.

Healthcare thanks you Healthcare thanks you for your ongoing supportfor your ongoing support

Current needs are:Current needs are: We need a permanent We need a permanent

International International Communications Officer Communications Officer to liaise with overseas to liaise with overseas teams, visitors, and teams, visitors, and others doing Healthcare others doing Healthcare work.work.

HSC needs an HSC needs an overseas full-time overseas full-time doctor or equivalent doctor or equivalent cover from part-cover from part-time doctors, time doctors, ( family practice ( family practice physicians orphysicians or pediatricians).pediatricians).

Healthcare thanks you Healthcare thanks you for your ongoing supportfor your ongoing support

Current needs: Current needs: Funding has been arranged for the purchase Funding has been arranged for the purchase

of laboratory equipment. We have a local of laboratory equipment. We have a local source for a clinical chemistry instrument, source for a clinical chemistry instrument, but still need one for a hematology but still need one for a hematology instrument.instrument.

More financial support so that we can help More financial support so that we can help more patients just like Mr. Ding’s wife and more patients just like Mr. Ding’s wife and the little girl Wang Si Yuan etc.the little girl Wang Si Yuan etc.