2015 Chittagong, Bangladesh
Day 1 – And so it begins
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Hi, I’m Renee Paquier and I would like to invite you to join me on an amazing journey to Chittagong, Bangladesh where our Rotaplast team will be conducting cleft lip and palate surgeries as well as h... Read More »
Day 2 – Hand in hand…we can make a difference
Chittagong, Bangladesh
We started our day bright and early, eager to meet the beautiful people of Bangladesh at our clinic day. Many people/families were anxiously waiting to be seen by our team. Each patient goes through a scre... Read More »
Day 3 – নবজীবন, নতুন শুরু -New life, new beginnings
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Today is our first day of surgeries!! Patients were checked in last night and prepped for surgery this morning. Nurse Paula Fillari checks Asma’s blood pressure Nurse Carol Hager and Head Nurse check... Read More »
Day 4 – Operation day 2- অনেক ধন্যবাদ – Many Thanks
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Today we begin operation day 2!! We will check in on our patients that had surgery yesterday and prepare the patients that have surgery scheduled for today!! Dr. Rod starts the day by checking in on Aminul... Read More »
Day 5 – Operation day 3- শান্তি – Peace
Chittagong, Bangladesh
We are now on operation day 3!! One of our first patients gave us the peace sign right before she went in for surgery so I decided that the theme today should something that is a universal wish for all- Read More »
Day 7 – Operation day 4- মানুষের সেবা – Service Above Self
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Good morning! After a day of rest yesterday we are back and ready to go with operation day 4!! The theme today is, service to others which was inspired by Nurse Kim and her quote of the day for the Read More »
Day 8 – Operation day 5- আশা – Hope
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Good Morning and welcome to operation day 5!! The theme today was inspired by a group of children I saw playing cricket this morning behind the hospital. Each of them hope that one day they will be able to... Read More »
Day 9 – Operation day 6- হাসি – Smiles
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Good morning and welcome back!! We are now on day 9 of our mission and our 6th day of operations. The motto of Rotaplast International Inc. is, “Saving Smiles, Changing Lives.” So I thought an ... Read More »
Day 9 – Operation day 7- সুন্দর- Beautiful
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Good morning and welcome back. We are on our last day of surgery and tomorrow we will be going home. As we drove in this morning and passed the beautiful hills and countryside of Chittagong, it reminded me... Read More »
Day 10 – Time to say good bye- বিদায় part 1
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Good morning. We are on our last day in Chittagong, Bangladesh. 🙁 We will start off our morning visiting patients from yesterday and then conducting a post-op clinic that is open to all the patients tha... Read More »
Day 10 – Time to say good bye- বিদায় part 2
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Now let’s see how our patients are doing at the Post-Op Clinic!! Hi Nurse Kim and Ashriful! and say hello to couple of our nurses from The Southern Medical College Hospital, Chittagong!! and here ar... Read More »
Day 10 – Time to say good bye- বিদায় part 3
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Before we leave for our last lunch with our hosts, the Rotary Club of Agrabad, let’s take one more look at some before and after pictures Hamas Jumayna Kashfeya Lamea Mahabub Read More »
Day 10 – Time to say good bye- বিদায় part 4
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Now let’s walk over to join our hosts for the closing ceremony and lunch. Hey, look who it is! It’s Sumaya and her mom and dad. Sumaya was released from the hospital today and her father, who i... Read More »
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Kevin Shultz is from the Portsmouth Rotary Club and this is his second Rotaplast Mission. During the pre-clinic phase of the Misson, Kevin was assigned to help with the photos. Each patient was assigned a ... Read More »
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