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 welfare and healthcare placed Rwanda as one of the few African countries predicted to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in 2015 (2). Public healthcare services …
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 continued to provide health care services to the military and their immediate families until after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi when doors were opened …
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, winding boulevards and bustling streets. It is arguably one of the most attractive capital cities in Africa, as well as easily one of the cleanest …
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 situated in the heart of the African Continent. Rwanda is bordered by Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south and …
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 wear?”. At Operation Medical we take the safety of our volunteers seriously including personal health and disease prevention. Bugs (including mosquitoes, ticks, and some flies) …
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 that were on his back, face, head, and arm. This man’s ear also had very bad skin lesions and the surgeons felt that the ear …
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 and not treatable. This is a fairly common situation in Haiti because the people are poor and can’t afford the treatment, there aren’t many physicians …
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 October 23, 2017. This morning when the team walked across the street to the Hospital, we were met by a sea of people! Today at …
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, Physician – Clinic Dr. Phillip Eck, Anesthesiologist Mirjam Evers, Photographer Carmaine Garner, RN – Operating Room Head Nurse Chip Goodhart, CRNA – Assistant Team Leader Carolyn …
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 total count for our procedures from Wednesday is not yet finalized however we’ll update our readers later. Thursday afternoon, a small contingent from Op Med …
