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2005 - Managua, Nicaragua
In September 2005, Bob Chambers, DO and Tom Mauger, MD went to Central America to seek possible areas where the Havener Eye Center could assist efforts already underway to improve and restore Nicaragua’s National Eye Hospital in Managua. The National Eye Hospital is in great need of support as Nicaragua is the second poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.
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Nicaraguans often travel for miles just for a chance to attend the clinic, which is staffed entirely by volunteer physicians. Ohio State University alumni, Dr. John Pajka and Dr. David George, have been lending their time and efforts to the hospital for several years, and arranged the details of the trip with Dr. Mauger and Dr. Chambers. These alums along with another alumnus, Dr. Brian Stahl, bring their own equipment and staff to perform surgeries, and are now quite accustomed to the Nicaraguan medical community, and the issues facing the system. In addition to their time, they have also donated thousands of dollars to upgrade the facilities. Assisting and coordinating with the physicians was Noemi Caiazzo, a native of Peru, who acts as a liaison between the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health and mission work that comes to the country. Noemi served as a translator for lectures given by the OSU Surgeons, as well as for patients seen by volunteer doctors. Noemi, who has also set up urban and rural mountain area child meal centers, recently spoke at the Havener Annual Postgraduate Symposium in Ophthalmology about opportunities in International Ophthalmology. |
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