Archive for January 2019
Stories of Hope: Excitement in Kuresoi
written by Julie Ganey (wife of Dr. Mike Ganey), serving in Kenya I want to tell you one of the coolest stories. One of the big things I get to be involved in at Tenwek is a bible study for women called Tabitha Ministry. This is a bible study that started with one missionary…
Read MoreWhat is Global Healthcare Transformation?
According to reports from the World Health Organization, the world is seven million healthcare professionals short. What does this mean? Healthcare workers are an extremely limited resource. Any trained medical professional is welcome in almost any country in the world outside of the west. This presents an incredible opportunity for Christ following medical professionals to…
Read MoreStories of Hope: Hope for a Little One
written by Mike Ganey, MedSend pediatric surgeon serving in Kenya Story and photos used with mom’s permission A month ago I received an urgent page from the head nurse at Tenwek. A hospital was calling to send us a very sick newborn girl. She was only 2 kg and had been vomiting since she was…
Read MoreStories of Hope: Karin’s Story
written by Michelle Kiprop, MedSend nurse practitioner serving in Kenya I first met Karin in September of 2012. We were doing an outreach in the slums. This outreach was focused on removal of jiggers (the parasite tunga penetrans), a little insect that burrows into the skin of the feet and lays eggs that become larvae…
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written by Dan Galat, MedSend orthopedic surgeon serving in Kenya On my first day of work at Kijabe Hospital, I met a 20-year-old patient named Samuel, who had been involved in a terrible motorcycle accident resulting in a fractured spine. When he first presented to Kijabe (one week after the accident), Samuel was completely paralyzed…
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