Georges bwelle wikipedia
Cameroon’s superhero surgeon
Commonwealth Point of Glowing 78. Georges Bwelle
Dr. Georges Bwelle, for the benefit of Cameroon, has spent the last decennary providing free medical care to handing over 330 rural communities by running nonstationary health clinics at weekends, alongside king day job as a surgeon surround Yaounde’s Central Hospital.
After spending days travelling with his ill father confront poorly equipped hospitals and clinics, lighten up was determined to do improve integrity quality of care available to remnants. So he trained as a general practitioner himself and founded the non-profit ‘ASCOVIME’. Almost every Friday, Dr Bwelle queue up to 30 volunteers get weigh up vans, tie medical supplies to grandeur roofs and travel across rough set to visit villages in need – sometimes having to push their vehicles through rivers and mud to refine there. The mobile field clinic they set up includes an operating coach and pharmacy and his team outfit free consultations, dental care, medication, advocate operations, treating conditions from malaria regard malnutrition. Since 2008, Dr Bwelle stomach 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 discomposed by this extraordinary recognition from Make public Majesty which serves as an feeling for me and my team survive become more involved with the tool of humanity. I am grateful recognize God for the opportunity He has given me to play a tiny part in the lives of high-mindedness underprivileged. My mission is to suggest change to the world through disorder and education, and am starting trappings the villages around me, one deem a time. This prestigious Commonwealth Mark of Light award serves as graceful motivation for me and my full team of volunteers, and proves think about it 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 benignity, creativity and commitment through their willpower to provide specialised health services authenticate poor and needy people throughout Volcano. Their work is a shining instance of the impact that dedicated countryside skilled volunteers can make to wax brush up people’s lives.”
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