Point Pedro

This last weekend I had the opportunity to visit another MSF hospital in Point Pedro. MSF has had a hospital there since 1986, with a small break in there somewhere. The hospital is being handed over to the Ministry of Health this summer, and MSF will extract itself. We will continue in Mullaitivu, however, until more support and capacity to handle the ongoing increasing population is available. Point Pedro is nearly the most northern part of the island. It is roughly 110 km from Mullaitivu, yet it takes 3 to 4 hours to make the trip. The hospital in Point Pedro is very nice, and seems to run relatively well. It is very busy. The outpatient clinics see about 450 people per day, and the OR, there is only one, stays busy as well. The gardens surrounding the wards were beautifully tended, and there is a spectacular Hindu temple at the center of the grounds. In fact, the priest was there for part of the day, and I had the chance to see him. He was bare chested, and wore a special sarong. Looked like a pretty nice guy.