EARTHWIDE SURGICAL FOUNDATION
2011 SUMMARY
I would like to thank all our generous contributors. It
has been approximately six years since Earthwide Surgical Foundation was
granted 501(C)(3) non-profit status by the Internal Revenue Service. I am very
happy with our progress towards achieving the Foundation’s goals, namely, to
deliver surgical care to the poor of the world by means of manpower, equipment
and education. The following are some of the highlights of the past year:
MISSION TRIPS
1. On 2/10/11, Dr.
Camazine returned to the Nigerian Christian Hospital for a mission trip. During
this visit, 13 Nigerian upper level healthcare workers including 6 surgeons, 3
surgical residents, and 1 nurse anesthetists joined him. All these individuals
came to learn and donate their time and energy. During a 18-day period, over
600 patients were treated and 137 major operations performed. This trip to
Nigeria was unusual in that all members of the team were Nigerians except Dr.
Camazine. This aspect of the trip is quite unique and we were very proud to get
such a strong local participation. Participating physicians included Drs.
Onkeonye, Ifeanyi, Bock, Ngwu, Akpanudo, Jambo, Eguzo, Enyinnah, and Mishack.
2. On 6/4/11, Dr. Camazine and his
daughter, Maraya (19), joined Health Talents International on a surgical
mission trip to Guatemala. They performed performed 33 procedures on 27
patients 5 days.
3. On 6/18/11, Susan Camazine, RN, joined the Caris Foundation
team for a surgical mission trip to Malindi, Kenya. In five days, Susan
scrubbed on over 60 operations.
4. On 6/24/11, Dr. Camazine returned to the Nigerian Christian
Hospital for a mission trip. During this visit, 14 Nigerian upper level
healthcare workers including 7 Attending Physicians, 5 surgical residents, and
2 nurse anesthetists joined him. All these individuals came to learn and donate
their time and energy. During a 3 week-period, 150 major operations were
performed and over 600 patients were treated. All members of the team were
Nigerians except Dr. Camazine. This aspect of the trip is quite unique and we
were very proud to get such a strong local participation. Participating
healthcare providers included Drs. Onkeonye, Ifeanyi, Bock, Ngwu, Akpanudo,
Jombo, Eguzo, Ezeonwumelo, Nwajei, Akpan Akunekwe, Umerzerike, Oje and
Anyanwu. With the “loaner”
ultrasound from SonoSite, many scans were performed. Dr. Camazine did a daily Blog,
which was well received.
5. On 9/24/11, Dr. Camazine returned to the Nigerian Christian
Hospital for a mission trip. During this visit, 9 Nigerian upper level
healthcare workers including 6 Attending Physicians, 2 surgical residents, and
1 nurse anesthetists joined him.
All these individuals came to learn and donate their time and energy.
During a 3 week-period, 133 major operations were performed and over 700
patients were treated. All members of the team were Nigerians except Dr.
Camazine. This aspect of the trip is quite unique and we were very proud to get
such a strong local participation. Participating healthcare providers included
Drs. Onkeonye, Ifeanyi, Ngwu, Jombo, Eguzo, Ezeonwumelo, Umerzerike, Oje,
Nwajei and Anyanwu. Dr. Camazine did a daily Blog, which was well received.
PROJECTS
1. Earthwide has started a new project called the Henry Farrar
Memorial Fund to honor the great missionary surgeon Henry Farrar, MD. The fund
will support the teaching of local surgeons, one of the main goals of Eathwide.
2. Earthwide, with the assistance of Al Jones, MD, is supporting
the Bachelor of Science in Nursing training of Eric Oje.
3. Dan Milner, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology at Harvard
Medical School, and Pathologist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, processed
the surgical specimens from the Nigeria trips. His services are greatly
appreciated and will greatly improve the quality of care to our patients.
4. Dr. Camazine has initiated collaboration between Nigerian physicians and Dr. Phalguni Mukhopadhyay, oncologist at the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, Tx. Dr. Mukhopadhyay has agreed to assist with chemotherapy protocols so that the Nigeria physicians can provide care for their cancer patients.
4. Dr. Camazine has initiated collaboration between Nigerian physicians and Dr. Phalguni Mukhopadhyay, oncologist at the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Temple, Tx. Dr. Mukhopadhyay has agreed to assist with chemotherapy protocols so that the Nigeria physicians can provide care for their cancer patients.
5. Dr. Camazine has expanded the teaching opportunities in
Nigeria by introducing “Surgical Workshops”. These are hands on teaching
opportunities for Nigerian Surgeons. Surgical colleagues from many different
parts of Nigeria have been invited to join the team at the Nigerian Christian
Hospital and learn from the unique surgical pathology. Physicians from Delta,
Benin, Abia, River, Enugu, and Anumbra States have participated.
6. Dr. Camazine, with the assistance of SonoSite, Inc. has
started an Ultrasound workshop in Nigeria to teach local physicians the use of
portable ultrasound. SonoSite, Inc. has provided a “loaner” portable ultrasound
for this purpose. Clinical experience, combined with Internet teaching
opportunities, will provide the opportunity for the local physicians to become
proficient in this diagnostic modality.
7. Dr. Camazine wrote a book about his work at the Nigerian
Christian Hospital. It will be published with the assistance of Dr. John Bailey
and Body and Soul Ministries.
8. Dr. Camazine and Dr. Kelechi Eguzo are writing a book called
“Where There Is No Oncologist”. This will be a practical, how-to do-it, manual
for chemotherapy in resource-limited environments.
9. Drs. Camazine, Egozo and Milner wrote an article “Giant
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the face and scalp: A case report” for
publication.
10. Drs. Camazine, Akunekwe, and Milner wrote an article “Synovial
sarcoma in the anterior abdominal wall of a young Nigerian female: case report”
for publication.
11. Earthwide Surgical foundation is joining with Professionals
for Humanity to run a free 3-week surgical clinic in Bayelsa and Kaduna States,
Nigeria.
12.
Dr. Camazine started a daily Blog on the work of Earthwide
Surgical Foundation. It can be seen at www.earthwidesurgicalfoundation.blogspot.com.
13. Jose Ramirez, CST, who has participated on numerous mission
trips, gave a lecture at the Annual Houston Workshop Texas State Assembly of
A.S.T., Inc. on 10/16/11. His lecture, on his work at the Nigerian Christian
Hospital with Earthwide, was very well received.
SUPPORT
AND DONATIONS
1. The employees at Good Shepherd Medical Center (Longview, TX)
donated medical equipment for the African trips.
2. The employees at ETMC Carthage Hospital (Carthage, TX) donated
medical equipment for the African trip.
3. The employees at ETMC Gilmer Hospital (Gilmer, TX) donated
medical equipment for the African trip.
4. The employees at Metroplex Adventist Hospital (Killeen, TX)
donated medical equipment for the African trips.
5. The employees at Longview Regional Medical Center (Longview,
TX) donated medical equipment for the African trips.
6. Ethicon Inc. (via MAP International) donated a huge amount of
mesh and suture for hernia repairs, which were critical to our surgeries.
7. Baxter (via Americares) supplied Floseal for hemostasis for
our difficult surgeries.
8. Tyco Healthcare/Kendall (via Americares) donated a large
supply of dressings and Xeroform for our work.
9. Teva pharmaceuticals (via Americares) donated Etodolac for
postoperative pain control.
10. Ortho-McNeil Inc. (via Americares) donated Ultram for
postoperative pain control.
11. Schering-Plough Corp. (via Americares) donated Afrin Nasal
Spray for our ENT work.
12. App Pharmaceuticals (via Americares) donated Cefazolin and
Ceftriaxone for our work.
13. Johnson & Johnson Co. (via Americares) donated Neoform
Tutoplast Dermis for our work.
14. Syneture (via Americares) donated suture for our work.
15. Hospira (via Americares) donated Precedex for our work.
16. AutoSuture (via Americares) donated skin staplers for our
work.
17. ValleyLab (via Americares) donated electrodes and
electrocautery pencils for our work
18. C.R. Bard (via Americares) donated Avitene, mesh and drains
for our work.
19. CooperSurgical donated Lone Star Retractor Kits, gynecological
instruments and laparoscopic equipment to Earthwide.
20. Ethicon (via Ryan Newhouse) donated mesh for our many hernia
repairs.
21. Integra LifeSciences Corporation donated a skin grafting knife
and blades for use in our many plastic surgery cases.
23. Walking in Love Ministries donated suture and equipment for
upcoming trips to the Eku Baptist Hospital and the Nigerian Christian Hospital.
24. Atrium Medical donated surgical mesh for hernia repair for our
work.
25. Fred Ingham, ETMC BioMed Division, donated valuable diagnostic
and monitoring equipment to Earthwide.
26. SonoSite, Inc. provided a “loaner” ultrasound for the work in
Nigeria.
27. Friends of Ostomates Worldwide-USA (FOW-USA) donated ostomy
supplies for patients who require ostomies. This is very important for these
unfortunate patients since quality ostomy supplies are either not available or
very expensive in Nigeria.
28. Applied Medical donated a selection of surgical supplies
including laparoscopic cholangiocaths, laparoscopic clip appliers and Alexis
retractors.
29. Biogel USA donated gloves for our trips.
30. Kate Neylon, from Ethicon Endosurgery, sent an emergency
supply of staplers overnight for the September trip. These staplers will save
the lives of 4-5 patients with abdominal disasters.
31. W. Todd Allen, DVM, donated surgical staplers for our work.
32. The Merci Program
(Medical Equipment Recovery of Clean Inventory), via Sandi Luthie, of the
University of Virginia Health System, donated valuable supplies for our mission
trip to Nigeria.
33. Earthwide Surgical received donations from the following
individuals:
1.
Josephs/Chinme Anudokem
2.
Mark Becker
3.
Charles Branch, MD
4.
Cynthia Camazine
5.
Mark Crane, MD
6.
Diane Dibenedetto
7.
Peggy Dorrell
8.
Alan Freedman
9.
Patricia George
10.
Ted Hopens, MD
11.
Azikiwe Ikeora, MD
12.
Lloyd Jones, MD
13.
Robert Lawrence, MD
14.
Barbara Maufas, RN
15.
John Melvin, MD
16.
David/Joyce Newhouse
17.
Eileen Padberg
18.
David Price
19.
Gurram Reddy, MD
20.
George Robertson, MD
21.
Carol Rogalski
22.
Hiroshi Takita, MD
23.
Don Thompson
24.
James Walsh, MD
25.
M. Jill Wehmer
34.
Earthwide Surgical received donations from the following
organizations:
1.
Americares (Cia Marion)
2.
Atrium Medical (Dan Hill/Trey Merkens)
3.
Biogel USA (Brian Conom)
4.
Body and Soul Ministries (Dr. John Bailey)
5.
CooperSurgical (Victoria Ziko)
6.
Covidien
7.
Ethicon Endosurgery (Kate Neylon)
8.
ETMC Carthage Hospital
9.
ETMC Gilmer Hospital
10.
ETMC Tyler Hospital
11.
Friends of Ostomates USA (FOW-USA) (Ruth Salinger)
12.
Good Shepherd Medical Center
13.
Ethicon (Ryan Newhouse)
14.
Integra Life Sciences Corporation (Gianna Sabella)
15.
International Health Care Foundation (Al Jones, MD)
16.
Longview Regional Medical Center
17.
MAP International (Anne Blount)
18.
Merci Program (Sandi Luthie)
19.
Regency Therapeutics (Reagan Ragnes)
20.
Walking in Love Ministries (Mary Kay/Fred Posey)
AWARDS
1.
Dr. Camazine was awarded “Man of the Year” by the Nigerian
Christian Hospital.
2. Drs. Onkeonye and Ifeanyi were awarded “Missionaries of the
Year” by the Nigerian Christian Hospital.
WHAT DO WE PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH?
1.
We will continue supporting the Bachelor of Science in Nursing
training of Eric Oje.
- We plan to produce a video from our last trip as well
as CDs of our digital pictures.
- We are intensifying our efforts to obtain needed
supplies and equipment. Many companies have been very generous.
Brian Camazine, MD
President, Earthwide Surgical
Foundation
1933 Eastwood Drive
Henderson, TX 75652
254-718-0659
