Several dozen doctors from various regions of Russia went on a humanitarian mission to Africa.
During May, 18 medical volunteers of the Mission Catherine Glock will carry out large-scale work in Central AfricaThe first team has already arrived in Congo, in the middle of the month - the second one will go on a humanitarian mission to Cameroun.
At both locations, medical personnel will assist local residents and refugees affected by the fighting on the border with Rwandaand also to train African colleagues in modern methods of diagnostics, surgery and resuscitation.
As they told NotMoscow at the press center of the International Mission of Ekaterina Glock, the first delegation included ten specialists from Tomsk, Krasnodar, Vladivostok, Chechnya, Bryansk и Moscow areasIn particular, among the participants is a famous Tomsk microsurgeon Andy BaitingerTogether with his colleagues—oncologists, abdominal surgeons, urologists, and neonatologists—he will perform complex surgeries at the Kinshasa University of Medicine.
The team that will go to Cameroon includes eight specialists from Vladimir area, Krasnoyarsk, Khakassia, The Republic Komi, Belarus и KazakhstanThe main focus there will be on ophthalmology, dental surgery, ENT surgeries, and maxillofacial surgery.
"We never just come and 'hold a meeting and leave.' Our goal is to work with our local colleagues to create solutions that will work in a year, and in ten years," explained the mission's organizer, Ekaterina Glock.
Its humanitarian mission has been operating in Africa since 2023, systematically developing medical cooperation between Russian regions and African countries.