Clarisse ESPIL
intern at the High Atlas Foundation

On Monday, April 22, 2019, the HAF visited three schools in the province of Rhamna in the Marrakech region, two in the commune of Aït Taleb and one in the village of Bouchan, this time with the theme of health. Which subject in particular? The oral health of children in the region, some of whom may require dental care and regular follow-up.

Today’s mission was therefore for dentists on the move to observe the condition of children’s teeth, and to determine whether or not care should be prescribed. This visit therefore made it possible to establish a range of children in need of care. The dentist Dr. Eli Davidyan from « Kids International Dental Services », his wife and their two sons came to Morocco and have been able to examine 600 children (323 boys and 277 girls) in just one day, which shows how successful the day was.

The association had already travelled the day before, this time to the Atlas Mountains. These two visits were a first step in determining what the material and quantity needs would be for the next visit, as the aim was to come back soon for this time to provide care for the children. We had the opportunity to meet with the city’s municipality to discuss the next steps in the process. From this meeting, the idea even emerged of training several people from the village so that they could later perform simple dental treatments themselves, which would allow children to have regular follow-up on their teeth.

This day was quite impressive for me. The dentists observed so many children, that I felt I was witness of a successful challenge but I felt also that this day, and globally the entire project was really going to make a difference for the children of remote villages who will finally be able to benefit from access to proper health, at least for their teeth.

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