A team of 25 Indian surgeons and five from Rwanda specialised in plastic and orthopedic surgery are offering free treatment expected to benefit about 300 patients with different ailments at the University Teaching Hospital Kigali (CHUK) and Rwanda Military Hospital.

The 12-day medical outreach programme running from February 25 to March 6 was organised by Rotary Club International in conjunction with Rwanda’s Ministry of Health.

It will benefit patients suffering from physical deformations resulting from accidents, birth defects and the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Around 18 medical doctors and paramedics will perform surgeries at Rwanda Military Hospital where around 200 patients with orthopaedic problems and ENT (ear, Nose and throat) problems will benefit from this mission, according to a statement.

A teaching session has been ongoing since Feb 25 between specialists from the mission and some military hospital specialists from which around 50 Rwandan doctors from different hospitals have benefited.

Despite the fact that Rotary medicare missions are usually limited to only one per country, this is the fourth time that a rotary mission is being held in Rwanda.

Over the course of three years, the medical teams in the preceding Medical missions have been able to provide treatment and corrective surgeries to over 600 vulnerable Rwandan citizens that would otherwise have been beyond their reach.

Meanwhile, the First Lady Jeannette Kagame will speak at the Rotary International Gala Dinner which is scheduled today at Serena Hotel, Kigali.

Also in attendance will be Rotary International president K.R. Ravindran from Sri Lanka.

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