Archive for the ‘INMED Training Sites In Action’ Category

Who Won the 2022 Award for Compassionate Service to Humanity?

Friday, June 24th, 2022 |

  This award was established by the INMED Board of Directors to recognize people who demonstrate care and concern for those in need, who give selflessly of their time and resources, and who inspire others to take similar action.   The 2022 Comninellis ...

Who is the 2022 International Medicine Award Recipient?

Friday, May 6th, 2022 |

  This award recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to health in developing nations. Award recipients have demonstrated uncommon dedication and endurance in pursuit of this cause.   The 2022 INMED International Medicine Award recipient is Sam Fabiano. A native of Angola, ...

No Atheists Here – Angola Day 24

Saturday, July 27th, 2019 |

"Angolan people respect the power spiritual forces," explains my friend Cesar. "Thirty years of communism did nothing to impede their deference and fear of the unseen world." Cesar, a nurse who rose to Provincial Minister of Health, continues, "Christ's message ...

Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education – Angola Day 22

Thursday, July 25th, 2019 |

These 30 radiant individuals are the nurse practitioners to single-handedly staff the outlying health posts connected with Caluquembe Hospital. located in central Angola. On the back wall to the left is a plaque commemorating Rodolph Brechet, the Swiss physician-founder who ...

Rugged Touring – Angola Day 18

Sunday, July 21st, 2019 |

Angola will not soon rival Greece or Italy as a travel destination, but for you seeking more rugged, challenging vistas, it's a wealth of waterfalls, beaches, rivers, mountain passes and escarpments. Here I'm overlooking Serra de Leba, a 95-turn length ...

Dangerous Gold – Angola Day 16

Friday, July 19th, 2019 |

CEML Hospital is home to a 24-hour emergency department, staffed by talented on-site nurse practitioners with a physician on call. We frequently see those injured in motor vehicle trauma and children suffering from acute infections. Another predictably frequent emergency presentation ...

Where There Is No Oncologist – Angola Day 14

Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 |

This young woman arrived at our emergency department with a mass growing within her right knee for about six months. It was not painful, but the resulting weight and leg weakness made walking impossible. Her family brought along a very ...

What Is The Leading Cause Of Death In Africa? – Angola Day 12

Monday, July 15th, 2019 |

Helena, this four-year-young girl, arrived in our emergency department last night. Her parents explaining that for one week she had been coughing, running fever, eating poorly, and making wheezing sounds with each breath. First assistance, as is common in this ...

Recognize This Infection? – Angola Day 10

Saturday, July 13th, 2019 |

This twenty-year-old man traveled from Luanda, the capital city, because he heard we have a dermatologist. While this is not true, I have special interest in tropical diseases, and I was impressed with his account: numerous painful leg ulcers that ...

What Is This Disease? – Angola Day 8

Thursday, July 11th, 2019 |

This twenty-five-year young soldier arrived today with a perplexing story of a motorcycle wreck and low back injury two years ago. He fully recovered. Then, one year ago he began again to have low back pain and developed gradual angulation ...