Days for Girls International – http://www.daysforgirls.org donated 100 hygiene kits to IOWD in 2016 to help Rwandan girls remain in school while they are menstruating. IOWD provided these kits to the Imbuto Foundation – http://www.imbutofoundation.org – founded and chaired by First Lady Jeannette Kagame. The hygiene kits were given to 100 girls as can be seen in this photo.
The February team consisted of Doctors Saifuddin Mama, Star Hampton, Rob Gutman, Blair Washington, Peter Jeppson, Dave McDermott, Jeff Waxman, David Fish, Lee Ann Richter, Gregg Kanter, Sonali Raman, Linda Mihalov, Shree Chanchani, Renata Scott-Ram, Renee Novello, Julie Long, Shashi Vora, Lauren Walsh, and Clarissa Hammond.
Nursing staff consisted of Anesthesia Nurses, Professor Janet Dewan, Ruth Jahn and Tiffany Hamilton. Tracey Glenn was our Operating Nurse. Medical student Allison Kay and volunteer, Ben Novello, rounded out the team.
Our April team was made up of our usual members, Urogynecologists Drs. Briana Walton, Sharon Knight, Ralph Chesson, Roberta Blandon, Cynthia Hall, Elizabeth Erekson, Urologist Stephanie Kielb, Anesthesiologist Fatai Ilupeju, Obstetrician/Gynecologist Stacey Knox, Pediatrician Teresa Duncan, Neurologist Aimee Chagnon and Professor Janet Dewan, Anesthesia Nurse.
New to April was Urogynecologist Leise Knoepp, Obstetrician/Gynecologist Lara Hanlon and Felton Winfield, Urogyn Fellow, Darla Morrissey; Spinal Orthopedic surgeon, Jason Huffman, and Ob/Gyn Resident, Jeff Johnson.
Making up the new team of nurses were Marie Williams and Anesthesia Nurses Nicole Dholakia, Patricia Weott, Ann Murray and Jess Holigan.
