Africa-Press – Cape verde. The RIU group, one of the largest hotel chains in Cape Verde, is supporting the NGO África Avanza in the project of free medical care that is taken to the population of Sal and Boa Vista. During their trips to the two islands, the doctors of this Spanish NGO are accommodated free of charge in the group’s hotels. In terms of treatments, Spanish doctors already have hundreds of consultations and training.
According to a press release, after the missions in June and July, four more missions are planned for this NGO during 2022, in the months of September, October, November and December.
The partnership has been going on since 2014, and after the pandemic it is being resumed. In practice, this hotel chain offers accommodation to doctors who come from Spain to carry out training, consultations and free surgeries for the population of the islands of Sal and Boa Vista.
During mission number 41, last June, on the island of Sal, volunteers from the health area carried out consultations in the specialties of dermatology and treatment for varicose veins.
In total, 211 dermatology medical consultations were carried out for adults and children in the Espargos and Santa Maria areas.
They also carried out 41 consultations for varicose veins and leg ulcers and 18 treatments for varicose veins sclerosis. An innovative and non-invasive method was used for the treatment of varicose veins.
Regarding training, 42 people from the health area and beyond were covered with six training sessions in basic life support and automatic and manual defibrillation.
At mission number 43, also in Sal, training was given in “initiation of clinical ultrasound” to 29 local health professionals and 17 medical consultations and 15 ultrasounds were carried out in consultation.
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Boa Vista, between June and July, hosted mission number 42, where free consultations were held in the area of family medicine and training in clinical ultrasound.
During this mission, 4 people were trained in the clinical ultrasound course and a total of 185 consultations and 18 ultrasounds were performed in consultation.
It should be noted that 4 more missions are planned for this NGO during the year 2022, in the months of September, October, November and December.
With this collaboration, RIU says that it has “managed to bring medical and surgical assistance to regional hospitals on the islands of Sal and Boa Vista”, where they have provided medical assistance to the local population, including the group’s workers.
This collaboration is carried out with the support of Africa Avanza and the Ministry of Health.
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