Operation Medical Heads for Kigali, Rwanda – Overview of HealthCare

An Overview of Healthcare and Surgical Care in Rwanda By Isita Tripathi With 11.92 million people, Rwanda is the smallest country in East Africa (7). However, its investment in social …

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08/26/18: Zooming in the Lense

The 2018 Operation Medical surgery camp will take place at Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) which was built in 1968 at Kanombe, a Kigali suburb, as a Military Referral Hospital. It …

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08/19/18: A Closer Look

The 2018 Rwanda Surgical Mission Camp will take place in the modern capital city of Rwanda called Kigali. The city spans several ridges and valleys with lush hillsides, flowering trees, …

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08/10/18 – A Bird’s Eye View – Rwanda

In 6 weeks, 31 volunteers from Operation Medical will travel to Rwanda, Africa on a mission. Today we introduce Rwanda, known as “the land of a thousand hills’’ which is …

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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth More than a Pound of Cure

In the coming weeks, Operation Medical is sending volunteers to both Haiti and Rwanda.  Preparing and packing for travel to tropical and other destinations is much more than “what to …

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October 28, 2017 – Gratitude, Hope, Faith and Acceptance

On Thursday, October 26, 2017 Dr. John Reidell operated on a 57 year old albino man from St. Mark. Dr. Reidell removed several malignant melanoma skin lesions from the man …

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October 25, 2017 – The Haitian People – Integrity in the Face of Adversity

During clinic Dr. Scott Barnes had three patients on October 23rd, two patients on the  24th and one patient today that had advanced disease that had not been cared for …

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October 23, 2017 – A Sea of People at the Pierre Payen Hospital This Morning

Unbeknownst to the team Annie Hume from the Gods Children of Haiti orphanage ran a radio campaign announcing the upcoming presence of Operation Medical at the Pierre Payen Hospital beginning …

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October 22, 2017 – Operation Medical Arrived in Haiti: Unpacking and Prepping for Tomorrow’s Cases

The Team Dr. Scott Barnes, Physicican – Clinic Dr. Lou Boxer, Anesthesiologist (Second Week) Linda Brindle, RN – Operating Room Dr. Morgan Callahan, Resident – Surgeon Christi Catalano, CRNA Dr. Joe Cincotta, …

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October 5, 2017 – And The Heat Goes On

Wedesday was a hectic day with more C-sections taking priority for ORs. Operation Medical volunteers continue to care for patients and lend a hand to the local clinical staff. The …

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