Below is an update from Doctor Dan, one of the surgeons Touch the Nations supports in Addis, Ethiopia…
“…everything here is so urban, cosmopolitan, and, at least on the surface, “developed.” Unfortunately the illusion of development disappears quickly as soon as one looks a bit deeper… Just like the destitution and slums which meet one just few yards off the broad modern highways criss-crossing Addis, the reality of health care and education is often quite different from optimistic statistics or glittering hallways of private hospitals…
“So our work is cut out for us, so to speak: making our tiny contributions in a vast country of need, Dita by trying to improve the quality of care at the MyungSung ChristianIf Medical Center (MCM), and Dan setting the foundations of a new … medical school. No, neither job will change this country – but, like the boy trying to save starfish from the beach one by one, every little effort may save a little life or make things a bit better around us… In Mother Theresa’s words, “We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love”.
If you would like to help support the work that Dr. Dan is doing for children in Ethiopia, please send us an email at info@touchthenations.com
Dan with research poster at Seattle meeting
