humanitarian trip congo 2013

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Our arrival to Kinshasa became a party and thewelcome was spectacular. All the luggage withthe equipment arrived.


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Welcome at the General Hospital of Kinshasa.


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We had to clean the operating room and install the equipment. Each of us did our job.


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The First Lady visited us andtook care we had everythingto conduct our mission. Wehad all the help of the localworkers at the hospital.


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The children affected with cleft lipand palate were rst to be attend-ed. There was a large amount ofthem. Helena and Carmen preparedthem.


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Firts lady greeting Dr. Pedro Clars.


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Dr. Maged, an expert in anesthesia.

All the mothers of the the cleft palate patientsqueuing up.


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The gardens of the hospital, full with patients. More than we could attend.


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We feared to circulate through thehallways as the patients approached us

claiming to be operated on. We couldnot control them, eager to be selectedamong all the patients.

Every time we went out to the garden of thehospital, more patients. Children with cleft lip,malformations, tumours, etc. ...


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In several occasions we had to release the daily tension. Nacho is a good role model.


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At the improvised consul-tation, we saw cases thatnever before had we seen.

Dramatic cases that justoverowed us. Our heart be-came smaller each time.


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More than a hundred with facialmalformations.

Dr. Clars didnt stop marking them for surgery. The lists kept increasing.


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Dramatics cases.

Dr. Misol, operated non-stop.


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There is no time for relax.


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A two year old girl with eyecancer, operated satisfacto-rily by Dr. Clars.


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Announcement at the Hospitalentrance.

Reminder of weapons are pro-hibited in the operating room.


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The results are good andstimulate us to continue.


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In audiology, Noelia does notstop taking audiometry testsand hearing aid adaptations.

All come out satised. Goodtask from Gaes Solidaria.


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Meggi and Stefano, a funand romantic couple.


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A few cases we operated on and resolved from among we conducted.


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During surgery the tech-nician xes the light. We

were tested on our abili-ties and patience.

octor Chantal, good recruitment.


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At night, a family dinner at the hotel,relaxes us.


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We were well escorted by the policethrough the streets of the city.

A short sightseeing visit through the city, made usaware how they live in Congo.


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A view of the football eld.


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The Hpital du Cinquantenaire, our hospital during our next mission 2014.

We promise to return next year.


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