CLARÓS FOUNDATION

Senegal 2018
DAKAR

Hôpital de Fann

JANUARY 6-13, 2018

The Clarós 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 Clarós 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 Clarós Foundation, for years has been conducting its mission in the fields of audiology, speech reha-
bilitation, 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 medi-
cal 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 pa-
tients affected with hypoacusia.

The humanitarian mission that travelled to Senegal, was composed by 7 members. All of them directed
by Pedro Clarós, 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 Clarós 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:
Andrés Clarós Doménech, MD PhD (†)
President:
Pedro Clarós, MD PhD
Vice-President:
Mr. Antonio Sagnier

Patrons:
Mr. Jaime Aragall Mr. Marcel Gorgori
Mrs. Ainhoa Arteta Mr. Juan-Carlos Llarás
Mr. Jaime Bonet Mrs. Lucrecia Pérez “Lucrecia”
Mr. José Bros Mrs. Montse Martí Caballé
Mrs. Montserrat Caballé Mr. Joan Matabosch Grifoll
Mr. Carlos Chausson Mr. Stefano Palatchi
Mr. Carlo Colombara Mrs. Raquel Pierotti
Mr. Juan Diego Flórez Mr. Juan Pons
Mr. Josep Maria Flotats Mrs. Carmen Pujol
Mrs. Bárbara Frittoli Mrs. Isabel Rey
Mr. Ramón Gener Mrs. Ana María Sánchez
Mr. Raúl Giménez Mr. Joan Manuel Serrat

Secretary and legal advisor:

Mr. Fernando Foix (†)
Mrs. Rosina Foix
Vice-Secretary:
Mrs. Luisa Pujol Herrick
Treasurer:
Andrés Clarós, MD

Registration No: 1.466

ID No: G-62.421.482

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Clarós Foundation Team

• Pedro Clarós, MD PhD (Barcelona) ORL & Facial Plastic Surgery.

• Miriam Hamdan, MD (Venezuela) ORL Jr.
• Diego Raposo, MD (Portugal) ORL Jr.
• Angie Carpintero, MD (Colombia) Anesthetist.
• Ingrid Penagos Saavedra, MD (Colombia) Anesthetist.
• Mr. Carlos Cáceres Espinosa (Madrid) Audioprotesist.
• Mrs. Carmen Pujol (Barcelona) Instrumentist.

Local Team

• Prof. Dr. Issa Ndiaye.

• Prof. Dr. Malick Diop.
• Dr. Ciré Ndiaye.
• Dr. Evelyne Diop.

Site:

Hôpital de Fann. Dakar. Senegal.

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Arrival to the Blaise Diagne International Airport.

Views of the city.

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Sunday, after installing the Operating Room, we visited Dakar.

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Began to work, selecting patients.

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Surgical activity is conducted in two operating rooms at the same time.

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The collaboration of everybody is fundamental.

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In an organized way, we fulfill our work.

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Complicated cases we keep solving.

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The pathologies are diverse and complex.

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Tumors, facial malformations ... .

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 During the mission Clarós Foundation has conducted:

Total number of consultations:233.

Total number of surgeries: 44.
Stapedotomies:24.
Mastoidectomies: 3.
Tympanoplasties:1.
Tumor of the nasal dorsum:1.
Meningocele mastoid:1.
Pavillion reconstruction:1.
Pectoralis major flap: 1.
Laryngeal papillomatosis, láser: 1.
Laryngotracheal stenosis T-tube:1.
Cleft palate:4.
Cheiloplasty: 1.
Foreign body esophagus:1.
Eyelid plasty:1.
Parotid fistula:1.
Neck tumor:1.
Mastoid tumor: 1.

Adapted hearing aids: 20

Audiometries: 40

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To end, we said goodbye to everybody.

Our everyday morning

snack at the hospital.

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 Dr. Pedro Clarós wishes to express his gratitude to the following entities:

-To all the participants who joined him in this mission.

-The Clarós Foundation Board of Trustees.
-The Elena Barraquer Foundation.
-Fondation Servir le Senegal.
-Gaes Solidaria.
-Kern Pharma, S.L.
-Laboratorio Aragó, S.A.
-Laboratorios Dr. Esteve, S.A.
-Grifols.
-Laboratorio Salvat.
-Prim S.A
-Otomedic
-Neomedic S.A.
-Tecnoquirúrgica S.A.
-Medicimad.
-Viatges Ática.
-Transeaba Porters (baggage handlers at the Barcelona Airport Terminal)
-Regás. Professional fashion.

and other anonymous entities for collaborating with our Foundation

offering their support.

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