Cameroon 2006
In August of 2006, FOA sent a medical team from Oakland, California to the West African nation of Cameroon. The medical outreach was a smashing success and significantly impacted many lives.
With over 10 volunteer doctors and nurses, the team educated the locals on nutrition, preventive healthcare, early identification and management of ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, and malaria to over 300 people each day. The doctors attended to an average of 150 patients daily for five action-packed days.
The team was able to give free medicine, prescription eyeglasses, blood-pressure and blood-glucose monitors, and other medical supplies to patients and local clinics. The team was very well-received by the people of Cameroon and the impact their efforts had was amazing to each member. Visit the Cameroon 2006 photo gallery to view pictures from the trip.
In the course of the medical outreach, our medical team visited some clinics in Yaounde, Cameroon, and determined that there was a dire need for basic medical equipment and supplies that could be easily assembled in the United States. Visit our Cameroon 2007 page for further details on our upcoming return to Cameroon.