Humanitarian trip Cape Verde

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CAPE VERDE 2016Hospital Dr. Agostinho Neto

Isla Santiago(Praia)

Bautista Sousa HospitalIsland of San Vicente (Mindelo)

CLARÓS FOUNDATIONMARCH 19-27, 2016



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Mr. Jaime AragallMrs. Ainhoa ArtetaMr. Jaime Bonet

Mr. José BrosMrs. Montserrat Caballé

Mr. Carlos ChaussonMr. Carlo ColombaraMr. Juan Diego Flórez

Mr. Josep Maria FlotatsMrs. Bárbara Frittoli

Mr. Ramón GenerMr. Raúl Giménez

Mr. Marcel GorgoriMr. Juan-Carlos Llarás

Mrs. Lucrecia Pérez “Lucrecia”Mrs. Montse Martí CaballéMr. Joan Matabosch Grifoll

Mr. Stefano PalatchiMrs. Raquel Pierotti

Mr. Juan Pons

Mrs. Carmen PujolMrs. Isabel Rey

Mrs. Ana María SánchezMr. Joan Manuel Serrat

The Clarós Foundation is a non-prot organization whose main aims are the ght against profound hearingloss and offer medical cooperation in Third World countries in the ORL eld.

The Clarós Foundation attends the needs in Emergent countries, as well as provides Scholarships to doctorswith no nancial resources, since 1997, and offers instructional courses in Emergent Eastern Europeancountries, Asia and Africa.

The Clarós Foundation, for years has been conducting its mission in the elds of audiology, speech reha -

bilitation, otorhinolaryngology, phoniatrics, facial plastic surgery and oral surgery. These projects havebeen 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 newdestinations with the donation of medical supplies, essential life-saving medicines, and needed medicalequipment which otherwise would not be available, and providing free medical care and surgeries topeople in need, as well.Additionally, donates and adapts hearing aids and some hearing implants to patients affected with hypo-acusia.

The humanitarian mission that travelled to Cape Verde was composed by 8 members. All of them directedby 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 havemade possible this mission.

This mission and all the other activities organized by the Clarós Foundation are conducted thanks to theprofessional and nancial support of the Board of Trustees, to whom we greatly thank for.

Secretary and legal advisor:

Mr. Fernando FoixVice-Secretary:

Mrs. Luisa Pujol HerrickTreasurer:

Andrés Clarós, MD

Registration No.: 1.466ID No.: G-62.421.482

Board of Trustees

Honorary Chairman:Andrés Clarós Doménech, MD PhD (†)

President:Pedro Clarós, MD PhD

Vice-President:Mr. Antonio Sagnier

Patrons:



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Clarós Foundation medical team:

• Pedro Clarós, MD PhD (Barcelona) ORL & Facial Plastic Surgeon.• Chantal Backes, MD (Andorra) Internist.• Sandra Soa Dias Augusto, MD (Portugal) ORL Jr.• María Farré, MD (Lleida) Anestesist.

• María José Groizard, MD (Lleida) Anestesist Jr.• Mrs. Mª del Carmen Pujol (Barcelona) Instrumentist.• Mrs. Anna Mattes (Barcelona) Nurse.• Mrs. María Puricación Mendez (Murcia) Audioprotesist.

Local medical team:

• Felisberto Borges, MD• Carmen Almeida, MD• Pablo Oliveira, MD• Miss Jannette Fernandes

• Camilo Neves, MD• Victor Hugo Zayas, MD

-Her Exellency Ambassador of Spain in Cape Verde, Mrs. Caridad Batalla.

Site:

Hospital Agostinho Neto. Praia. Island of Santiago.

Hospital Bautista Sousa. Island of São Vicente. Mindelo.



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Departure from Barcelona-Arrival to Praia. Island of Santiago.



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First patients.



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Evacuation of a member of the Clarós Foundation team ...



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Flight from the Island of Santiago to the Island of São Vicente. (Mindelo)



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Hospital Bautista Sousa, with lots of patients selected by Dr. Camilo Neves.



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A pleasant atmosphere and plenty of work. Everybody collaborates and helps a lot.



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During the mission, Clarós Foundation has conducted:

At the Hospital in Mindelo:

Cleft lip:2Cleft palate:2Otosclerosis:5

Chronic Otitis: 3Tympanoplasty: 8

Thyroglossal Cyst:1

At the Hospital in Praia:

Upper lid reconstruction:1Cleft palate:2Otosclerosis:2

Tympanoplasty:7Radical Mastoidectomy:2

Otoplasty:1Consultation visits:35

Hearing aids: 15

Total surgeries: 36Consultation visits: 40

Hearing aids: 15



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The full medical team in Mindelo.



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The mission in São Vicente was excellent and everybody was happy.



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Returnging from the Island of São Vicente to the Island of Santiago, where Dr. Felisberto was expecting us.



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A few relaxing hours at the Island of Santiago, before returning to Barcelona.



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Dr. Pedro Clarós expresses his gratitude to the following:

-To the members who have joined him in this mission and specially to Dr. Chantal Backeswho had to return well in advance due to the fortuitous accident she suffered.

-To all the members of the Clarós Foundation Board of Trustees. -Gaes Solidaria.

-Kern Pharma, S.L.-Laboratorio Aragó, S.A.

-Laboratorios Dr.Esteve, S.A. -Prim S.A

-Otomedic -Neomedic S.A. -Tecnoquirúrgica S.A. -Medicimad. -Embassy of Spain in Cape Verde. -Coca-Cola Cape Verde. -Viatges Ática. -Transeaba Porters (airport luggage handlers at the Barcelona Airport Terminal). -Regás. (Uniform supplier).

and other anonymous entities which collaborate with the Foundationoffering their support.



Clarós Foundation Headquarters:C/Los Vergós, 29-31, 08017. Barcelona. España.

Tel. +34 93 203 12 12 - Fax +34 93 280 33 32E-mail: [email protected]

fundacionclaros

Web: http://www.fundacionclaros.comRegistration nº 1.466ID No.: G-62.421.482

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