For the Moses Lake Medical Team members that participated in the fall 2018 medical mission to Kebbi State, Nigeria, would like to say welcome back to your various destinations. For those that were unable to travel with us on this mission, I sure do want to thank you for your continued support and your prayers. As a team, I believe that we accomplished so much during this exercise. Even though we did not get to work with the Pro-Health International team members on this mission, the providers from the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan very much complimented our efforts during this outreach. Twenty-one (21) members of the MLMT and seventy-two (72) - members of the UCH took part in this mission.

In this medical mission we had in attendance over 23,000 patients during this outreach. We also performed over 400 total surgeries, and dispensed over 70,000 prescriptions. The laboratory technicians also carried out over 8,000 lab exams. This was the first mission that we had the privilege and the opportunity to work with two different entities from Nigeria. It was a blessing to be able to join forces with the participants from the Pro Health International (PHI) and the University College Hospital (UCH) to expand the scope of the outreach. We were able to carry out procedures that we would otherwise have not been able to perform.. Some very good examples are the orthopedic surgeries (amputations) that the UCH contingents performed during the medical mission. The Moses Lake Medical Team appreciates the participation of both PHI and UCH in the outreach, and we look forward to working together again in the nearest future. .

In 2016, the Moses Lake Medical Team (MLMT) performed its medical mission in Kebbi State, a North Western State in Nigeria. The mission took place from October 20, 2016 through November 5, 2016.

The Moses Lake Medical Team did not perform a medical mission in 2015. We had some invitations to carry out medical missions in various part of Nigeria, but since 2015 was an election year in Nigeria, we decided to stay away for the country so as not to interfere with the election process. In December 2015 however,...

There were only 15 of us on the teams.  Moses Lake Medical Team went to assist a group called KSANG (KWARA STATE ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA, NORTH AMERICA) who found that we had a lot of experience with high volume, quality medical missions.  There were 9 of us from MLMT and we provided much of the medication as well as the expertise.  We utilized quite a few Nigerian staff.  In the eight days of clinic we saw close to 4,000.  We didn’t have dental or vision people along.  We had one surgeon so most of our work was medical in nature.  We treated a lot of people for chronic pain, hypertension and malaria.  It was the beginning of rainy season and the rains did come!  A thunderstorm can dump 1 to 2 inches of rain in a few minutes!

The Moses Lake Medical Team (MLMT) conducted its 2013 annual medical mission in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeriafrom November 1st through November 15, 2013. The team this year consisted of general surgeons, plastic surgeons, internists, Pediatricians, optometrists, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNPs), Registered Nurses (RNs), pharmacists, Medical Technicians (Lab Scientists), and support staff.For the majority of the team members, the journey for the mission started on Friday, November 1, 2013. It should be noted that the plastic surgery team flew from Houston, Texas to Lagos, Nigeria, on the 8th of November. After spending a night in Lagos, they flew into Benin City to join the rest of the team. The plastic surgery team participated in the second week of the mission.

Moses Lake Medical Team (MLMT), in collaboration with the Ogbomoso Community Foundation (OCF) has recently completed its 5^th annual free medical mission. This mission was performed in the city of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Nigeria, from November 5^th -16^th, 2012. Twenty four (24) members of the MLMT took part in thisyear’s event. The area of expertise of the team members included General Surgeons, Internists, Pediatricians, Optometrists, Dentists, Dental Assistants, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNP), Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Pharmacists, Laboratory Scientists, and Administrative personnel. Team members consisted of volunteers from both the United States of America and Canada.

 MLMT Medical Mission April 12th to 16th  2010 in collaboration with The Lagos State Government and Edensfield Health Foundation had a statistics of TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE SEEN DURING MISSION 21,070 |General Consultations/Treatment  13,037 | BLINDNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM: Total Number of Registered Patients -1,405,  Total number of glasses given- 562 , Eye Surgeries performed - 269, Special order - 406 | GENERAL SURGERY:  Total Number of Surgeries performed - 122 | DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM -  771, Oral Hygiene Instructions - 323, Extractions - 263, Curettage -14 

Moses Lake Medical Team was able to accomplish the following in their 2009 visit to Nigeria

• 6,500 patients treated
• 45 surgical procedures
• 800 eye patients;
• 750 pair eyeglasses dispensed
• 250 patients received various eye medications
• 25,000 prescriptions dispensed
• 10 babies re-hydrated
• 300 people educated in CPR and choking relief
• Numerous maintenance & repair projects done