The van leaves at six in the morning. By the time it reaches the first village, there is already a line of people waiting under the shade of a mango tree.

A day on the road

Sister Ruth has worked as a community nurse for nineteen years. On a typical day she checks blood pressure, vaccinates babies, refills medicines and listens. A lot of listening.

Many of the people she sees live three hours from the nearest hospital. For them, the clinic is not a convenience. It is the only regular care they get.

By the numbers

• 14 villages visited in five days

• 312 consultations

• 48 children vaccinated

Why it matters

Small problems caught early stay small. That is the whole idea behind the clinic, and it is why we keep going back every month.