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Helping the Girls of the Congo: Part Five (Saturday)

November 10th, 2010 - 3:15 pm

The below text was sent from the Mayo team currently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: “We arrived at the Bujumbura airport from Nairobi. We were so relieved to see our six large boxes of medical supplies unloaded intact … Continue reading →

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Helping the Girls of the Congo: Part Four

November 4th, 2010 - 4:10 pm

Continuing the series, we are excited to announce that the Mayo Clinic team is on their way to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During their trip, we hope to continue posting updates we receive from them; stay tuned! See … Continue reading →

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Helping the Girls of the Congo: Part Three

November 3rd, 2010 - 9:00 am

Following Part One and Part Two series posts, this one focuses on the transportation of supplies. Tom Griffin is the Operations Manager for transportation within Mayo Medical Laboratories. He was involved in helping Dr. Deborah Rhodes and her group members send the numerous … Continue reading →

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Helping the Girls of the Congo: Part Two

November 2nd, 2010 - 2:24 pm

Deborah Rhodes, M.D., a Mayo Clinic physician and director of the Executive Health program describes how this trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, introduced in Part One, came to be. She said, “It was inspired by a visit I … Continue reading →

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Helping the Girls of the Congo: Part One

October 29th, 2010 - 3:48 pm

This is the first in a series of posts about six Mayo Clinic medical experts traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to V-Day, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most dangerous place on the planet … Continue reading →

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