1. WELCOME TO THE HSC UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 2006

2. No matter what age the patients are, Dr. David always does his best to serve them with a kind, loving heart.

3. Dr. Paul Mann came to help us in September. He really loves these little children and treated them tender care.

4. This girl is going to receive an operation in Shanghai for a huge hemangioma around her back and abdomen. As she was malnourished, we put in a nasal-gastric feeding tube to help take in high calorie milk. She’s not feeling well at the time, so Dr David is examining and encouraging her.

5. The dental service was an on- going service in September.

6. More and more patients from nearby communities came to HSC to receive medical service.

7. Village doctors training. The Rural Health Service was on-going in September.

8. Free clinic in the village The Rural Health Service was on- going in September.

9. The Rural Health Service continued in September.  The volunteer and staff of HSC visited the village Children’s Home.

10. This blind child really wants to know who he is.

11. HSC thanks you for your continuing support Current needs:  An overseas full-time general practitioner and part-time doctors to provide consistent and continuous medical care for our children and community.  A permanent International Communications Officer to liaison with overseas teams, visitors, and others doing Healthcare work.

12. HSC thanks you for your ongoing support Current needs:  More financial support so that we can extend our services to more people in Xi’an and nearby places.