July 2019 Medical Team Trip
New O.R., Local Doctors, and traveling Ophthalmic Team
We arrived safely in Kenya and I have met another great team! Today we were shown the new O.R. at the district hospital (about 30 minutes from the village where we hold medical camps and are building the Health Centre). It has one room designated to cataract surgery. This is a huge step in the whole process! We met the 2 new recent grads in ophthalmology who have just been appointed here, and they are eager to learn and use the state of the art equipment Dr. Michel Gelinas has brought with us over the last 3 years. Thanks to everyone who donated funds to make this possible! It’s great having Dr. Mike’s wife Cathy Holling Gelinas and his surgical tech Penny along with us. Penny will be training techs here to work with the surgeons when we’re not here. It’s also great to have Susan E Solomon and Linda Densmore on the team! They’ve already been wonderful! Today Dr. Mike is meeting with the governor, the minister of health and the press. It’s exciting!
