In September, just a few weeks short of our one year anniversary, our team consisting of Dr. Clifford Wheeless, Dr. Julianne Newcomer, Dr. Gopal Badlani, Colonel Arthur Wittich, Dr. Lauri Romanzi, Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson and Dr. Janet Li were at the National Hospital in Niamey. The doctors worked for 7 days straight – and, alongside our Nigerien colleagues, operated on …
Dr. Clifford Wheeless, Dr. William Moore, Dr. Charles Ascher-Walsh, Dr. Sherry Thomas, Dr. Joanna Togami, Dr. Laura Hart, Dr. Leo LaGasse, Dr. Jill Satorie and Dr. Chautam Gaudry traveled to Niger in June. Nurse Kathleen Scott-Wilson was a wonderful addition to our team – assisting Dr. Wheeless in the operating room and also teaching the Nigerien OR nurses.
To our great surprise, Madame Laraba Tandja, Niger’s First Lady, provided our team with an air conditioned bus for our transportation! In the searing heat of the Sahel, this came as a wonderful treat! The continued support of the government of Niger and the administration and the staff at the National Hospital is very gratifying to all of us.
