GAMBIA 2016

Serrekunda Hospital

CLAROS FOUNDATION
APRIL 23-30

The Clars Foundation is a non-profit organization whose main aims are the fight against profound hearing
loss and offer medical cooperation in Third World countries in the ORL field.
The Clars Foundation attends the needs in Emergent countries, as well as provides Scholarships to doctors
with no financial resources, since 1997, and offers instructional courses in Emergent Eastern European
countries, Asia and Africa.
The Clars Foundation, for years has been conducting its mission in the fields of audiology, speech rehabilitation, otorhinolaryngology, phoniatrics, facial plastic surgery and oral surgery. These projects have
been materialized in many parts of the world, including India, Rumania, Republic of Moldavia, Ethiopia,
Senegal, Liberia, Cameroon, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, D.R. of Congo, Sudan, Cape Verde and shortly in new
destinations with the donation of medical supplies, essential life-saving medicines, and needed medical
equipment which otherwise would not be available, and providing free medical care and surgeries to
people in need, as well.
Additionally, donates and adapts hearing aids and some hearing implants to patients affected with hypoacusia.
The humanitarian mission that travelled to Cape Verde was composed by 10 members. All of them directed
by Pedro Clars, MD PhD. These pages are a sample of the mission. The photographs were taken by each
member of the team and thereof selected and edited in this book which aims to thank all those who have
made possible this mission.
This mission and all the other activities organized by the Clars Foundation are conducted thanks to the
professional and financial support of the Board of Trustees, to whom we greatly thank for.
Board of Trustees
Honorary Chairman:
Andrs Clars Domnech, MD PhD ()
President:
Pedro Clars, MD PhD
Vice-President:
Mr. Antonio Sagnier
Patrons:
Mr. Jaime Aragall
Mr. Marcel Gorgori
Mrs. Ainhoa Arteta
Mr. Juan-Carlos Llars
Mr. Jaime Bonet
Mrs. Lucrecia Prez Lucrecia
Mr. Jos Bros
Mrs. Montse Mart Caball
Mrs. Montserrat Caball
Mr. Joan Matabosch Grifoll
Mr. Carlos Chausson
Mr. Stefano Palatchi
Mr. Carlo Colombara
Mrs. Raquel Pierotti
Mr. Juan Diego Flrez
Mr. Juan Pons
Mr. Josep Maria Flotats
Mrs. Carmen Pujol
Mrs. Brbara Frittoli
Mrs. Isabel Rey
Mr. Ramn Gener
Mrs. Ana Mara Snchez
Mr. Ral Gimnez
Mr. Joan Manuel Serrat
Secretary and legal advisor:
Mr. Fernando Foix
Vice-Secretary:
Mrs. Luisa Pujol Herrick
Treasurer:
Andrs Clars, MD
Registration No.: 1.466
ID No.: G-62.421.482

Clars

Foundation team
Pedro Clars, MD PhD (Barcelona)
Joaqun Poch, MD PhD Madrid)
Mari Cruz Iglesias, MD (Madrid)
Cir Ndiaye, MD (Dakar, Senegal)
Miriam Hamdan, MD (Barcelona)
Mara Farr, MD (Lleida)
Silvia Enrquez, MD (Lleida)
Beatriz Fort Pelay, MD (Lleida)
Adriana Poch, MD (Madrid)
Mrs. M del Carmen Pujol (Barcelona)
Miss Estefania Vaquero Durango (Toledo)

ORL and Facial Plastic Surgery

ORL and Neck Surgery
Otorhinolaryngologist
Otorhinolaryngologist
Otorhinolaryngologist
Anestesist
Anestesist
Anestesist
Medical Assistant
Nurse
Audioprotesist

Local team

Saidu Beyai, MD
Mr. Alieu D. Badjie
Adriana Kaplan, MD

Under the supervision of:

His Excellency Mr. Yahya Alphonse Jemus Jebulai Jammeh.

President of the Republic of Gambia

Site
Serrekunda Hospital

Arrival at the Serrekunda Hospital to begin our mission.

Equipment being assembled at the operating room.

We begin consultation visits.

Clinical cases to operate on.

During this week, we operated case after case non stop.

We took advantage of the full days.

Dr. Poch and Dr. Clars, each of them in one operating room.

Doctors Joaquin, Mari Cruz and Adriana.

Dr. Mara Farr.

Dr. Pedro Clars and Dr. Cir Ndiaye.

A caesarean case arrived and we also took charge.

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Silvia, the anestesist.

Joaqun and Mari Cruz.

Mari Cruz.

Pedro and Cir.

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Miriam.

Beatriz.

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Carmen and Adriana.

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Silvia and Estefana.

Beatriz y Miriam.

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The full medical Clars Foundation team together with the hospital personnel.

SUMMARY OF SURGICAL ACTIVITIES:

Total number of surgery procedures: 48.
Cleft palate: 1
Cleft lip: 1
Maxillary tumor: 4
Parotid tumor: 7
Cervical tumor: 7
Facial tumor:
4
Laryngeal surgery: 8

Pavillion:
2
Mandibular tumor: 2
Submaxillary tumor: 2
Goiter:
7
Caesarean:
1
Trauma facial:
2

Total number of visits: 150 patients.

Audiometries: 62.
Hearing aids: 24.
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Carmen.

With the Health Minister.

In the operating room...

In the kitchen...

At the hotel...

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Last day. A few hours of leisure.

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To finish our mission, a deserved rest.

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Our mission accomplished and our satisfaction.

Dr. Pedro Clars wishes to thank the following entities:

-All those who have joined him in the Gambia 2016 mission.

-To the Clars Foundation Board of Trustees.

-Fundacin La Caixa

-Gaes Solidaria.

-Kern Pharma, S.L.

-Laboratorio Arag, S.A.

-Laboratorios Dr.Esteve, S.A.

-Prim S.A.

-Viajes tica.

-Royal European Academy of Doctors.

-Neomedic S.A.

-Transeaba Porters (Baggage employees at the Barcelona Airport))
-Tecnoquirrgica.

-Serrekunda Hospital.

-Dr. Adriana Kaplan (Wassu Gambia Kafo Foundation).

-Her Excellency Mrs. Laura Mayoral. Ambassador of Spain in Gambia.
And other anonymous entities for collaborating
with our Foundation offering their support.

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Clars Foundation Headquarters:

C/Los Vergs, 29-31, 08017. Barcelona. Espaa.
Tel. +34 93 203 12 12 - Fax +34 93 280 33 32
E-mail: fundacion@fundacionclaros.com
fundacionclaros
Web: http://www.fundacionclaros.com
Registration n 1.466
ID No.: G-62.421.482