St. Andrews

A doctor and med-students go over a

patients file at St. Andrews

Photo  by David McErlean

This Thursday was the monthly children's health clinic in Nogalas Ariz. The clinic is put on by Saint Andrews church to help the poorer family's of Mexico that are not able to to pay for it themselves. Children from all of Sonora come to the clinic every month to receive a range of health care.

For this month, the clinic invited BorderBeat.net to come and observe the doctors and administrators that volunteers in action.

There was no better feeling than to witness a 5-year-old smiling as they see for the first time after getting their first pair of glasses, or hear for the first time after putting their first pair of hearing aids in.

Each child is given a fluoride treatment. The water in Mexico is not treated with fluoride. Without the fluoride in the water like here in the U.S. people tend to have more dental problems.

After the dental treatments, each patient is taken to the special area that they need and treated. While being treated, parents are given clothes and other necessary items that they will need when returning home.

The clinic sees and treats over 200 kids, new born to 18 years-old, from Mexico.