Local pediatrician Dr. Emanuel "Manny" Cirenza is shown on a medical mission to Uganda, where he has gone several times with AOET, which our club helps support.
Cirenza was the speaker at this morning's meeting. He talked about the challenges of tackling HIV, TB, malaria, diarrhea and other serious conditions in a country where per-capita income is only $1,800 per year. The challenges include decreasing US goverment aid, and the poverty of the students in the AOET schools -- who nonetheless perform very well in tests.
In discussion, our member Mike Williams and his son Justice talked about their experiences in Africa, and our club's current fund-raising for AOET and QMC in Lesotho. Estelle Genest said she has noticed distinct improvement in the English writing of a QMC student with whom she has been corresponding.
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