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  • Another SOAP Surgery!

    Meet Selemani. He is a young man that suffered a broken neck after a fall from a tree.  He did not have the money to pay for the surgery he needed, however, thanks to your kind donations, SOAP was able to fund his surgery!  Additionally, last week, our team was joined by Dr. Josh Patt,…

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  • Minimally Invasive for Camilla!

    Please meet our new friend, Camilla, that we met on Saturday.  She is a 7 year old little girl with one of the cutest smiles around!  She broke her right arm two weeks ago, playing with her friends.  Because it was two weeks ago, and she has such strong, young bone, her injury had already…

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  • New Technique for Jovan!

    We met Jovan when one of the Tanzanian residents, Dr. Johnson, asked Dr. Bobby to see him in clinic.  Jovan is a young man who broke his lower leg about two months ago and had a rod placed surgically to treat the break.  He returned to clinic because his leg, unfortunately, had become infected.  Our…

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  • Emmanuel’s Small Incisions

    Introducing Emmanuel — he is a young man that had a break of his upper leg.  The Tanzanian residents called our US residents last night and asked if one of them would return to the hospital to assist with Emmanuel’s surgery.  Dr. Josef went back and had a great opportunity to teach!  Emmanuel was an…

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  • Frances’ Complicated Hand Wound

    Greetings, SOAP Friends, from the shadow of Kili!  Today, I’d like to introduce Frances.   He sustained multiple wounds from a machete, including a very complicated wound to his right hand, that needed orthopedic surgery.  Initially, it was thought that his wound cut the tendons on the back of his hand that serve to extend…

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  • Discharge for Magdalena!

    Hello again, SOAP Friends! Today, I’d like you to meet Magdalena. She had an accident that left her with two broken legs. She was able to pay for the surgery on her left leg, but then was unable to pay for the surgery on the right leg. This was the week before our team arrived,…

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