DNPT has a number of Medical Missions opportunities for those who plan on going to Nigeria this year.
Global Medical Missions
Focus: Medical consults, Surgical intervention and Health education
Mbaise Christian Health Center
Mbaise, Imo State
Focus: Rural health and Health education
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Akwa Ibom State
Focus: Medical consults and Health education
All 3 hospitals have full time staff and would be happy to have a medical student help out with patient care.
Please contact Ogugua Anene-Maidoh, the Medical Missions liason atoamaidoh@yahoo.com if you are interested in serving at any of these facilities. For those willing to serve in other cities, feel free to contact her and she will be happy to search for hospitals you can work in for the duration of your stay.
We will be holding a fundraising drive to send medical supplies to these hospitals. Please contact Ogugua if you would like to help with that.
Don't forget to check-out our 'Calendar of Events' link for more information about upcoming medical missions. Also, while each mission will vary, feel free to contact me atotakins@gmail.com if you have questions or would like more details.
Medical Supplies Drives (3 rounds of 2 in 2 years aka Project 3-2-2)
In a federal teaching hospital in Nigeria, patients have to come to a doctor’s office with gloves that the doctor will have to use for their examinations.
In this same hospital, medical students complain of a lack of supplies and equipments for their clinical training.
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