With its high success rate, cataract surgery is one of the safest surgical procedures in medicine. This reassurance allows the dedicated DFL (Doctors for Life International) teams to conduct successful outreaches that profoundly save and change lives. The DFL health community outreach provides access to medical consultation and healthcare for vulnerable communities without the cost to the patients who are the poorest of the poor. Over the years, the DFL teams have successfully restored vision to countless blind people from vulnerable communities through their Aid to Africa outreach program, a testament to the effectiveness of the teams.
In general, members of vulnerable communities experience more significant risk factors and worse access to healthcare. They depend on the goodwill of initiatives such as the Aid to Africa program. With its considerable impact, this program aims to help, uplift, and support these vulnerable communities deprived of healthcare and other services. Your support is crucial in making this impact.
An ‘ordinary’ outreach to African countries involves complicated circumstances and logistic challenges. We asked the program director, Johann Claassen, to describe the challenges, milestones, and successes of the DFL outreach to Botswana.
(Pictures supplied by DFL) You can read the full story in Devoted, Issue 33 by following the link:
https://online.pubhtml5.com/qulw/cmtc
