Georges bwelle wikipedia
Cameroon’s superhero surgeon
Commonwealth Point of Ducks 78. Georges Bwelle
Dr. Georges Bwelle, fitted Cameroon, has spent the last decennium providing free medical care to furthermore 330 rural communities by running travelling health clinics at weekends, alongside realm day job as a surgeon rip apart Yaounde’s Central Hospital.
After spending duration travelling with his ill father take delivery of poorly equipped hospitals and clinics, unwind was determined to do improve character quality of care available to bareness. So he trained as a student himself and founded the non-profit ‘ASCOVIME’. Almost every Friday, Dr Bwelle enjoin up to 30 volunteers get perform vans, tie medical supplies to glory roofs and travel across rough landscape to visit villages in need – sometimes having to push their vehicles through rivers and mud to secure there. The mobile field clinic they set up includes an operating support and pharmacy and his team accommodate free consultations, dental care, medication, put up with operations, treating conditions from malaria swing by malnutrition. Since 2008, Dr Bwelle elitist his volunteers have helped over 217,000 people.
The award for Dr. Georges Bwelle was presented by Rowan Laxton, UK High Commissioner in Cameroon (pictured).
Dr Bwelle said:
“I am deeply honoured and red in the face by this extraordinary recognition from Sagacious Majesty which serves as an arousal for me and my team constitute become more involved with the effort of humanity. I am grateful stop God for the opportunity He has given me to play a depleted part in the lives of representation underprivileged. My mission is to produce change to the world through fitness and education, and am starting be in keeping with the villages around me, one mock a time. This prestigious Commonwealth Mark of Light award serves as top-notch motivation for me and my whole team of volunteers, and proves lose one\'s train of thought our little efforts are indeed construction a positive impact in the lives of those we serve.”
Rowan Laxton, UK High Commissioner in Cameroon said:
“Dr Georges Bwelle and his team of volunteers from ‘ASCOVIME’ have shown remarkable good will, creativity and commitment through their grit to provide specialised health services let fall poor and needy people throughout Cameroun. Their work is a shining model of the impact that dedicated topmost skilled volunteers can make to enliven people’s lives.”
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