Last night, Dr. Dennis Clements and the rest of the team were joined by Honduran partners to honor Reynaldo Aponte for his service. Aponte has been traveling to Honduras to collaborate with the locals and provide health care for the past 20 years. Reynaldo accepted the award from the president of Heifer Honduras. It is dedicated people like Reynaldo who are making an impact in the world and changing lives.
Today, the team is traveling into the mountains from Tegucigalpa to Las Mercedes, where they will work in the clinic --- the health facility was a dire need for the rural community where people typically did not see a doctor because the closest facility was hours away by foot and couldn't afford to dedicate a whole day to make the trip. The clinic was spearheaded by leaders of the Exploring Medicine group including Dr. Clements, others at Duke, and Honduran partners.
The students are looking forward to their first day of clinic!
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