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7August2009
Burundi 2009: Bubanza Clinic – Day Three
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Our day began with a trip to the local pharmacy to pick up some supplies for the clinic. There we met Roshnan and Rajesh, two Indian pharmacists who kindly provided us with everything that our doctors ordered. They even gave us some supplies for free! They were also excited to tell us that they [...]
6August2009
Burundi 2009: Bubanza Clinic – Day Two
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Today was a long but exciting day at the clinic. On day one we had registered approximately 160 families for treatment but due to time constraints we were only able to treat 34 families (that’s about 100 people.) So we made a valiant attempt to clear up our backlog by heading out to start the [...]
5August2009
Burundi 2009: Bubanza Clinic – Day One
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The clinic officially started at 1pm and ended at 5pm. The medical team and other volunteers started off by singing a song which says “There’s no one like Jesus” in Kirundi to the people who had arrived for treatment. We explained to everyone that it was our commitment to the teachings of Jesus that had [...]
5August2009
Burundi 2009: Bubanza Clinic – Approved!!!
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Our medical team started their day by heading out to visit the Ministry of Public Health in Bujumbura. Our doctor presented his medical credentials and an affidavit stating our group had arrived with medical supplies to help refugees in the Bubanza province. Once the documents were reviewed we received official government approval for our first [...]
5August2009
Images from Burundi
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Here are some of the OnCall team members playing with the kids yesterday afternoon…



