各位義工夥伴及好友們 大家好 2009 年 1/ 29 日至 2/ 12 日,我們一行 27 人前往非洲肯亞義診。全團共 6 位醫師、
4 位牙醫師、 2 位藥師、 1 位醫檢師、 6 位護理師, 8 位志工、看診 10 天,看診
人數共 4583 人 ( 有病歷者 ) 。
自從與台北醫學大學簽約後,每次海外義診北醫都會派醫護人員參加。此次,
奇美醫院也照例派員共襄盛舉,感謝大家不斷的支持。
最後,我們還要感謝駐肯亞台灣外貿協會吳國棟主任、肯亞的僑領陳發先生、
以及肯亞衛生部,全程派人協助我們,讓義診得以順利進行,再次致上誠摯的謝意。
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更新日期: 2009/02/13 18:27
(中央社記者黃旭昇台北縣13日電)台灣路竹會在非洲 肯亞 義診兩週, 服務近5000名病患,今天凌晨回國。期間肯亞發生300餘人傷亡的油灌車 大爆炸案,因為當地新聞通訊不佳,失去進行國際緊急醫療的機會。 路竹會會長劉啟群接受中央社訪問時表示,春節期間路竹會與結盟的台北 醫學大學及台南奇美醫院等醫療人員與志工組成27人醫療團,前往肯亞義 診。當地發生 旱災 ,導致糧食作物大面積減產,全國出現嚴重糧荒。 包括世界第二大淡水湖 維多利亞 湖周邊等城鎮,路竹會在肯亞全國10處 設置醫療站。劉啟群表示,四處都是愛滋病人、孤兒及飽受傳染病困擾的 飢民。這在豐衣足食的台灣,很難體會飢寒交迫 的經驗。 肯亞西北部莫洛鎮2月1日發生一輛載運 汽油 的油罐車翻覆事故,附近民眾 跑至傾倒的車體揩油時,車體突然起火爆炸,造成至少113人喪生,200人 受傷。 劉啟群表示,當時路竹會就在距離爆炸地點1小時車程的地點義診,可惜 因為當地沒有水電,無法透過電視或廣播得知趕到現場。事後回到首都 奈洛比才曉得,讓他相當扼腕。 路竹會在科索沃戰爭、南亞海嘯、印尼 地震 的緊急醫療救援經驗豐富, 劉啟群表示, 印度 也派出10人醫療團救援肯亞爆炸案,若國內相關單位 及時電話告知路竹會,台灣將更有機會在國際伸出友誼及人道救援。 護理師張淑慧表示,讓弱勢族群有機會享有健康,是世界衛生組織的共同 目標。面對天災、戰禍、疫病所引起的無數苦難者,人道救援所能做的, 看起來往往微不足道,事實上,意義非凡。 路竹會自民國89年2月在非洲 賴比瑞亞 義診後,就許願「每年春節我們在 非洲 義診」,一路走來,義工每年都自掏腰包、用自己的休假實踐承諾。 劉啟群表示,歷經 史瓦濟蘭 、 馬拉威 、加納、 塞內加爾 、 甘比亞 、 索馬利蘭等非洲國家,此次肯亞義診感謝志工犧牲與家人團聚的假期, 度過另類有意義的春節假期。980213  台灣路竹會醫療團在非洲 肯亞 義診兩星期,服務近5000名病患,13日凌晨回國。當地四處都是愛滋病人、孤兒及飽受傳染病困擾的飢民。(圖片:劉啟群醫師提供)
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| | Taipei, Feb. 15 (CNA) A non-government Taiwanese medical team that provided free medical services to some 5,000 people during a just concluded two-week mission to Kenya returned to Taiwan Friday. The team, composed of 27 medical personnel from various medical centers, as well as volunteers, was organized by the Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps (TRMPC), a private non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life through the provision of medical services at home and abroad. The team arrived in Kenya late January, when the African country was plagued by massive food shortages due to a prolonged drought, according to TRMPC President Liu Chi-chun. The team held 10 free clinics in several towns near Lake Victoria, where there are large numbers of AIDS patients, orphans and starving people, according to Liu. Liu recalled that when an overturned gasoline tanker exploded in the town of Molo Feb. 1, leaving 113 dead and about 200 injured, his team, despite being nearby, was unable to provide aid as it was unaware of the accident. The TRMPC has rich experience in extending emergency medical relief, such as providing post-war aid in Kosovo, providing medical treatment for victims of the South Asia tsunami and the Indonesia earthquake, Liu said, adding that if the team had learned about the explosion, it could have provided humanitarian relief. Since February 2000, the TRMPC has arranged medical missions every year to African countries during the Chinese New Year holiday. It has provided services in Swaziland, Malawi, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Liberia and Somalia. (By Y.L. Kao) ENDITEM/J |
 
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