Monday, January 12th Today Gayle, Alex, Kellen, and Grace went to the Selian hospital and had clinic where they saw some the patients from outreach clinic. During clinic, they assessed all patients and organized which patients needed surgery. It was determined that this week will be abundantly full of surgeries. There will be 42 general … Read more
Sunday, January 11th HI this is Mama Gayle. The team has been really busy in outreach clinics. The needs of these people is unbelievable. Many came to our clinics because they were suffering for years and did not have any access to health care and/or money to pay for help. There were many cases that … Read more
Saturday, January 10th Another busy day, as the team was able to travel to the Endimatu village and see a wide variety of patients experiencing a diverse range of issues. The team is proud to announce that we were able to see 115 patients on Friday and refer 45 of those to Selian hospital. Today … Read more
Friday, January 9th Today the team traveled to Naisenyai Village to provide care through an outreach clinic. The level of need was overwhelming, with over one hundred people gathered and waiting to be seen. The day was extremely busy and came with its share of challenges, but the team did an incredible job staying focused … Read more
Thursday, January 8th We made it to Tanzania, but it was not without its challenges. The team went to Feather Tails Children’s Home today. Gayle assessed some of the children with disabilities to evaluate their progress and provide advice to the nurses and physical therapists. As you can see in the photo there are many … Read more
June 27th Hi everyone! Today was our last day in Mwanza This morning, Gayle and Dr. Johnson stopped back into Bugando Hospital to check in on the post-op patients, and everyone was doing great! They met with the physicians they had been working with this week to share ideas on how we can improve our … Read more
6/26 Hello! Today was our last day at Bugondo hospital! Dr. Johnson, mama Gayle, Katelyn, Foster, Maggie, Karly and I started our day with the neurosurgeons morning report where they discuss all their patients. Maggie was welcomed into the morning report by a gecko jumping onto her head! Dr James was the happy one in … Read more
June 25th Hi everyone! Today the medical team of Gayle, Dr. Johnson, Drew, Katelyn, Maggie, and I went to Bugando Hospital for another day of surgeries. When we got there in the morning we met with the neurology department and were also introduced to the new director of the hospital, Sister Massenga. After discussing the … Read more
Tuesday, June 24th Hamjambo Rafikis! Today Michael, Katelyn, Karly, and I went to Bugando Medical Center again to see some more interesting neuro cases. Our day started with watching Dr. Matt Johnson give a presentation to the doctors and residents on jugular foramen tumors and pineal tumors. We then went on rounds checking up … Read more
