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Zachary Self
Jan 28, 2023
AMBU ON-SITE!
Several posts back, we discussed our excitement regarding the addition of an ambulance to our health center in rural Guatemala. This...
Zachary Self
Jan 21, 2023
Not so sweet.
A previous post highlighted our wellness program and its focus on improving the health of our local team members. That post specifically...
Zachary Self
Jan 14, 2023
Roadside Makeover
This past week we broke ground on an exciting roadside development just up the hill from our clinic. While the development is not...
Zachary Self
Jan 8, 2023
Kissed a Bee (epi vs no epi)
As part of the process to obtain my Guatemalan medical license, I spent one year working for the Guatemalan government. For half of...
Zachary Self
Dec 24, 2022
N. Barrett Self Memorial Scholarship
This year has been replete with exciting additions to our health center in rural Guatemala, but perhaps none more so than the initiation...
Zachary Self
Dec 20, 2022
BELT & SUSPENDERS
In most fields, redundancy is not optimal and can be deleterious. However, in fields such as healthcare redundancy is beneficial and...
Zachary Self
Dec 10, 2022
RESUS READY.
The above video is a brief tour of the resuscitation bay on the first floor of our center in rural Guatemala. Featured, in order of...
Zachary Self
Dec 4, 2022
Hero = Strength for Two
The term "hero" often conjures images of Hollywood action movies and killers of bad guys. However, the etymology of the Greek term...
Zachary Self
Nov 28, 2022
CLEAN WATER: AGENT FOR CHANGE
For the last several years we have partnered with Ecofiltro and CLEAN international to distribute point-of-use water filters to those who...
Zachary Self
Nov 23, 2022
A TALE OF TWO FEET
Foot 1: A year or so after we opened our doors, one of our neighbors- a now 86yo lady who lives just down the hill from us- presented for...
Zachary Self
Nov 14, 2022
AMBU = ACCESS
This post continues with the theme of ACCESS with a focus on TRANSPORTATION. Our clinic can be staffed with an amazing team available to...
Zachary Self
Nov 6, 2022
Illness does NOT care what time it is
A foundational part of the vision for our health center in rural Guatemala is to provide a vulnerable and marginalized patient population...
Zachary Self
Nov 1, 2022
the blog is BACK, baby!
After a several year hiatus, Wachalal is bringing back the blog. We hope to use this space to provide more dynamic up to date news about...
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