Mission to CAMEROON – October 2024
On 21/10/2024, a six-member team of “Heart Doctors” departed with Egypt Air for Chad with an overnight stay in Cairo.
As soon as they arrived in N’Djamena, they set off by road to Bongor where, after six endless hours of rough road, they reached the border where they crossed the river to the city of Yangoua, Cameroon.
Late at night and after 5 hours of night driving on a damaged road, they managed to reach their final destination, the isolated village of Katrang.
On 23/10/2024, medical services began with the help of local translators, which were carried out at the premises of the Church of the Holy Apostles. A large crowd of people, mainly women and children, gathered from very early in the morning, before dawn, to be examined.
On 25/10/2024, the inauguration of the new rural clinic took place, which consisted of a delivery room and three recovery rooms for adults.
The next day, due to the drought prevailing in the area at that time and in parallel with the examination of patients, the Heart Doctors team offered food to the 100 poorest families in the area.
Finally, on 27/10/2024, the Heart Doctors team offered school bags to the students of the new school where the inauguration took place with the students marching in formation.
All the residents danced and sang traditional songs, expressing in this way the gratitude they felt for the help they were offered by covering their needs.
On 28/10/2024, the members of the mission began their return journey by road to Yangoua at dawn, crossing the river into Chad and from Bongor they drove to N’DJamena where they spent the night. The next day they departed for Athens with an overnight stay in Cairo. On 29/10/2024, the team arrived in Athens.
Main diseases:
Malaria, anemia, helminthiasis, upper respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections, skin diseases, arthralgia, conjunctivitis, epilepsy. A few cases of malnutrition in children were also found, who were given milk and vitamins.
