Hi everyone, On Wednesday we competed our final clinic at Nyenyenzi a rural village of farming with oxen carts passing through. Before I got to the clinic I traveled with our guards to Baluba to give the third rabies vaccination to my little patient who was bitten at the first clinic by a stray dog. […]
Kafubu is a village about an hour out from Ndola known for its farming. Many of the elderly move to Kafubu from other areas. The pathology at this Clinic was complex with massive wounds including bone involvement coupled by life threatening diseases. Our team is now seasoned and prepared to deal with this in stride. […]
Hello everyone, We just finished our clinic at Mackenzie — an inner city compound identified by a dense population that lives within a dump of goats, pigs, and poverty. 478 patients were served including those with HIV and survivors of domestic violence. I triaged 3 children who lost their mother (who was murdered by their […]
Dear friends and family, Yesterday after our clinic in Baluba we arrived back at our lodge to find the power back on again. Power shedding is a common thing here, so connecting with you is spotty. Baluba proved to be another challenging day in the field of mobile medicine. We set up in a building […]
Our clinic started with our remaining patients who needed tooth extractions from the chaos of the previous clinic at Kasongo Village. Dr Doug finished extracting teeth in the abandoned building where the long horn cattle pass through twice a day. Marcia and I drove in another car to see a patient with a STD infection […]
The team worked yesterday at George Compound and saw over 480 patients including 50 plus dental patients. We have a fantastic team that works well together and passionately for our patients. Our highlights were seeing some of our children who started with OMNI 12 years ago now grown and young adults. We experienced some heartbreaks […]
The team today is at the OMNI School doing histories of the children’s heights, weights, and social histories. Everyone on the team is doing so very well and works very well together. This morning we started our day singing and praying with all 201 children in a large circle at the school. It was a […]
The Team arrived safe and sound in South Africa after thousands and thousands of miles in an airplane. Tonight they discussed protocols and strategy for the next week. In the morning, the team will fly to Ndola, Zambia, and begin preparing for the clinics. We’ve got another great team looking forward to doing good work.
