Part of the OMNI 2012 medical team with former First Lady, Dr. Mwanawasa. The first night that the OMNI team arrived in Zambia, a small group traveled to the capital, Lusaka, to obtain their medical licenses. That night, they were treated to a wonderful dinner at the residence of Dr. Mwanawasa.
The Zambian Times published this article the day before the Medical team returned home.
Gil Harrington in front of the Educational Wing memorial plaque.
Today the team leaves Zambia after treating 3,633 patients. It is hard to leave here after extending your heart, your prayers, and our medical care to the poor. We will be home soon! The OMNI Medical Team
Kawama was our final clinic. It is a rough compound that is walking distance from the Congo border. I increased our guards to four for adequate security. The patients had a high incidence of abuse cases, cerebral palsy, and congenital anomalies. 536 patients were served. OMNI identified a 14 year old girl who was sexually […]
Today our bus made the difficult maneuver through the narrow dirt roads of Mackenzie–the compound within Ndola that is famous for its wild pig habitat. The crime rate is high and so are the HIV, leprosy, and social diseases. We had several cases of the above with the saddest case of abuse of a four-year-old. […]
Yesterday, we had a challenging yet amazing day in Mansansa, which is near the Congo border. The rustic wood building that we had our clinic in was deteriorated significantly and was being propped up by tree limbs. The team saw over 360 patients and did very well. I was called away very early by the […]
Dear extended OMNI family, No Internet so sending these messages via text. Had another big day serving 590 very poor people at Baluba–a Congolese refugee village near the border. Many people have nothing more than the ragged clothes on their back that they fled with. OMNI has adopted a family of seven from here yesterday. […]
Dear extended OMNI family, No Internet service, so I’m sending this message via text. The 18 of us arrived from 6 different states and met in DC to make the arduous journey to Zambia, Africa. We arrived after a 2 day journey. Customs was the typical difficulties. Upon arrival, five of us had to travel […]
I hope things are going well for all of you! I am always adding 6 hours to the time here… then thinking about what you all are doing. I am thinking how you all must be very tired in the evenings.. but you are able to sleep well because you know that you HAVE made […]
