humanitarian trip gambia 2016

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GAMBIA 2016Serrekunda Hospital

CLAROS FOUNDATIONAPRIL 23-30


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Mr. Jaime AragallMrs. Ainhoa ArtetaMr. Jaime Bonet

Mr. Jos BrosMrs. Montserrat Caball

Mr. Carlos ChaussonMr. Carlo ColombaraMr. Juan Diego Flrez

Mr. Josep Maria FlotatsMrs. Brbara Frittoli

Mr. Ramn GenerMr. Ral Gimnez

Mr. Marcel GorgoriMr. Juan-Carlos Llars

Mrs. Lucrecia Prez LucreciaMrs. Montse Mart CaballMr. Joan Matabosch Grifoll

Mr. Stefano PalatchiMrs. Raquel Pierotti

Mr. Juan PonsMrs. Carmen Pujol

Mrs. Isabel ReyMrs. Ana Mara SnchezMr. Joan Manuel Serrat

The Clars Foundation is a non-prot organization whose main aims are the ght against profound hearingloss and offer medical cooperation in Third World countries in the ORL eld.

The Clars Foundation attends the needs in Emergent countries, as well as provides Scholarships to doctorswith no nancial resources, since 1997, and offers instructional courses in Emergent Eastern Europeancountries, Asia and Africa.

The Clars Foundation,for years has been conducting its mission in the elds of audiology, speech reha -bilitation, otorhinolaryngology, phoniatrics, facial plastic surgery and oral surgery. These projects havebeen materialized in many parts of the world, including India, Rumania, Republic of Moldavia, Ethiopia,Senegal, Liberia, Cameroon, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, D.R. of Congo, Sudan, Cape Verde and shortly in newdestinations with the donation of medical supplies, essential life-saving medicines, and needed medicalequipment which otherwise would not be available, and providing free medical care and surgeries topeople in need, as well.Additionally, donates and adapts hearing aids and some hearing implants to patients affected with hypo-acusia.

The humanitarian mission that travelled to Cape Verde was composed by 10 members. All of them directed

by Pedro Clars, MD PhD. These pages are a sample of the mission. The photographs were taken by eachmember of the team and thereof selected and edited in this book which aims to thank all those who havemade possible this mission.

This mission and all the other activities organized by the Clars Foundation are conducted thanks to theprofessional and nancial support of the Board of Trustees, to whom we greatly thank for.

Board of Trustees

Honorary Chairman:Andrs Clars Domnech, MD PhD ()

President:Pedro Clars, MD PhD

Vice-President:Mr. Antonio Sagnier

Patrons:

Secretary and legal advisor:Mr. Fernando FoixVice-Secretary:

Mrs. Luisa Pujol HerrickTreasurer:

Andrs Clars, MD

Registration No.: 1.466ID No.: G-62.421.482


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Clars Foundation team

Pedro Clars, MD PhD (Barcelona) ORL and Facial Plastic Surgery Joaqun Poch, MD PhD Madrid) ORL and Neck Surgery

Mari Cruz Iglesias, MD (Madrid) Otorhinolaryngologist Cir Ndiaye, MD (Dakar, Senegal) Otorhinolaryngologist Miriam Hamdan, MD (Barcelona) Otorhinolaryngologist Mara Farr, MD (Lleida) Anestesist Silvia Enrquez, MD (Lleida) Anestesist Beatriz Fort Pelay, MD (Lleida) Anestesist Adriana Poch, MD (Madrid) Medical Assistant Mrs. M del Carmen Pujol (Barcelona) Nurse Miss Estefania Vaquero Durango (Toledo) Audioprotesist

Local team

Saidu Beyai, MD Mr. Alieu D. Badjie Adriana Kaplan, MD

Under the supervision of:

His Excellency Mr. Yahya Alphonse Jemus Jebulai Jammeh.President of the Republic of Gambia

Site

Serrekunda Hospital


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Arrival at the Serrekunda Hospital to begin our mission.

Equipment being assembled at the operating room.


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linical cases to operate on.

We begin consultation visits.


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During this week, we operated case after case non stop.


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We took advantage of the full days.

Dr. Poch and Dr. Clars, each of them in one operating room.


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octors Joaquin, Mari Cruz and Adriana.

r. Mara Farr. Dr. Pedro Clars and Dr. Cir Ndiaye.


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A caesarean case arrived and we also took charge.

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Silvia, the anestesist. Mari Cruz.

Joaqun and Mari Cruz. Pedro and Cir.


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Miriam. Beatriz.


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Carmen and Adriana.


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Silvia and Estefana.

Beatriz y Miriam.


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SUMMARY OF SURGICAL ACTIVITIES:

Total number of surgery procedures: 48.

Total number of visits: 150 patients.

Audiometries: 62.

Hearing aids: 24.

Pavillion: 2

Mandibular tumor: 2Submaxillary tumor: 2Goiter: 7Caesarean: 1Trauma facial: 2

Cleft palate: 1

Cleft lip: 1Maxillary tumor: 4Parotid tumor: 7Cervical tumor: 7Facial tumor: 4Laryngeal surgery: 8

The full medical Clars Foundation team together with the hospital personnel.


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With the Health Minister.Carmen.

In the operating room...

In the kitchen... At the hotel...


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ast day. A few hours of leisure.


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To nish our mission, a deserved rest.


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Dr. Pedro Clars wishes to thank the following entities:

-All those who have joined him in the Gambia 2016 mission. -To the Clars Foundation Board of Trustees. -Fundacin La Caixa -Gaes Solidaria. -Kern Pharma, S.L.

-Laboratorio Arag, S.A. -Laboratorios Dr.Esteve, S.A. -Prim S.A.

-Viajes tica.

-Royal European Academy of Doctors. -Neomedic S.A. -Transeaba Porters (Baggage employees at the Barcelona Airport)) -Tecnoquirrgica. -Serrekunda Hospital. -Dr. Adriana Kaplan (Wassu Gambia Kafo Foundation). -Her Excellency Mrs. Laura Mayoral. Ambassador of Spain in Gambia.

And other anonymous entities for collaborating

with our Foundation offering their support.

Our mission accomplished and our satisfaction.


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Clars Foundation Headquarters:C/Los Vergs, 29-31, 08017. Barcelona. Espaa.Tel. +34 93 203 12 12 - Fax +34 93 280 33 32

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: http://www.fundacionclaros.comRegistration n 1.466ID No.: G-62.421.482

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