With 64 vasectomies performed on February 7, we
were "in our groove" and ready to do it again on February 8, our last
mission day. The process, from intake and informed consent to discharge
with instructions and free condoms, had been streamlined. Every NSVI
staff person had a job, and every one was a critical to the process as
the next. Bob & Benita Kiamco had spoken with the barangay health care
workers in their home towns of Carmen and Silonga, each a short drive
from Cebu. Whether through the health workers or by word of mouth or
both, word spread that NSVI was offering $20 to any man willing to
undergo a vasectomy at Sacred Heart Hospital and that free
transportation would be provided. |
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They came by the busloads. In fact, 20 busses
packed with 40 men each, and we heard that more would be coming later. |
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I was like a big party. |
Some men brought their families. |
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Everybody sprang into action. |
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With the film crew documenting it all, Bob
Kiamco gave a thorough but simple lesson in male reproductive
anatomy and function. |
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When Bob's voice got tired, Frohnie took over. |
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Meanwhile the surgeons inside worked quickly but
very carefully. This was our opportunity to impress this community with
the ease of NSV so that their friends would come next year. |
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Dr. Nenita Suarez counsels men after their
vasectomies, while nursing students, Frohnie, and Benita review the
numbers: 107. |