Graduation
Another class at the OMNI school has graduated! Congratulations and best wishes to all of the students and their families.
Category Archives: OMNI News
TED Talk: A Thank You to Jane Lillian Vance
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to “ideas worth spreading,” and this year’s TED talk at Virginia Tech featured artist and OMNI team member Jane Lillian Vance. “Artist Jane Vance did an amazing presentation that was worthy of the highest award tonight at VA Tech. It was an honor to be there and hear her passion […]
NSM Friday Seminar at Ferrum College
OMNI: Changing the world one child at a time through education, medical care and community support. Karen ReMine, RN, President and Co-founder of Orphan Medical Network International Medical Team Leader of annual medical teams to Africa Has worked in Zambia, Africa for 15 years Has also lead teams and worked in Russia, South Korea, Nicaragua, […]
All Day, All Night, Angels Watching Over Me
OMNI and Jane Lillian Vance are pleased to announce the completion of two joyous new paintings. They are the Day Angels and the Night Angels, each 2′ x 6′ oil, mica, and gold on linen. The paintings are named after the comforting lyrics of the anonymous old folk hymn. Vance has worked for four years […]
Bluz Over Africa 2015
Featuring the music of Colin Dussault’s Acoustic Side Project. 10th Annual Bluz Over Africa Tickets are available. View more information. Get your tickets for the Bluz Over Africa Event. 10th Annual Bluz Over Africa Benefit Fundraiser October 18th, 2015, 5 – 9 p.m. Pavilion at St. Clarence 30106 Lorain Road North Olmsted, OH, 44070 Ticket […]
100 Layers On the Way
Thank you to everyone that supports the OMNI building projects, such as our chicken layers fund. 100 layers will be delivered to the OMNI School site on August 19th.
Nyenyenzi: Last Clinic
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
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. […]
Mackenzie
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 […]