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Ambulatory Medical Therapy at Panzi
This category of patients comes in the form of transport to the hospital from satellite centers by local and international organizations. Patients present from North and South Kivu as well as countries bordering the DRC. Patients are triaged. Those who are deemed necessitating treatment include patients suffering from tuberculosis, malnutrition, and psychosis. Often these women are sex slaves of the armed forces. Patients are screened for HIV (with consent), syphilis, and vaginal infections. As well psychological screening and treatment are provided.
Ambulatory Therapy by the Mobile Team
This is provided by a mobile team in conjunction with UNICEF. Visits are made to there home in attempts to prevent dislocation which can result in stigmatization. Patients are triaged in their village to determine those needing hospitalization.
In Hosptial Care
This service is provided to those needing surgical treatment resulting from rape or childbirth trauma. Usual cases include urogenital fistula, enteric fistula, and trauma to the perineum to name a few.
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