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this point I would like to express my profound admiration and sincere
{appreciation to all of the members of the crew of the Liktanur II who frequent,
Twent-out of. their way to make our trip more comfort.ab s They are fully aware
of the difficulties that the medical party encounters in using this ship and
attempted to do all they could to remedy its defects.
Individual letters of
commendation will be sent to the oparators of US Oceanography.
-~ LV.
NUedical Results -
As you will nete from Table 1, 482 individual patient visits were performed.
OF 112 dental pattents presenting for extraction 190 teeth were extractcd.
One additional thyroid nodule that had wet been previously seveened by Dr,
Brown Deohyns vas discovered ond counesqusntly a @coup of
Live patients was
assembled at Ebeye to be accompauied Lo BNI aud Ehence on te Clevelaud for
surgery with Jenul: Kabua as attendant.
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Sumaary -
As usual, the medical aspects of this survey all rua smoothly and there were
no preat sucprises from the staudpotut of new medical Findings.
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‘The most sipnifi-
advance made by this survey was the establishment of the initial prioritics
(as pereecived by the people of the islands) for the health education propraw
begiuning with a request by some of the Marshallese for a family planning program
and for a weight reduction program.
Both of these elements of the educational
program are felt te be critical from the standpoint of a reduction in morbidity
aud mortality.
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guest faculty were outslLanding.
OF particular interest, Pr.
Harvey Ueidtuger, a pediatrician from Loma Teinda University, demonstrated the Sact
thet
he is an expect in the area of developiug health care systems for energing
natdions,
Ve has previously been on asstgumeut from Loma Linda to Yanzania and is
currently on assignment to Haiti.
Uis thoughtful coments and recommendations Lor
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