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January 2012

Eye mission saved by Safarilink

MEAK's planned eye mission to Samburu in November 2011 came very close to being cancelled due to circumstances out of our control. Thankfully Nairobi based charter airline Safarilink helped us out at the last minute and enabled MEAK to continue with another eye mission.

MEAK would like to thank Safarilink owner John Buckley and staff member Anu Vohora for their help. Without their support this mission would not have turned out the success it did.

August 2011

Martin Nighy's Turkana Report

Martin Nighy's report from his trip to Turkana with MEAK.

Visit our Press Reports page from the menu to download this and see our other reports.

July 2011

Ramping up the educational element

MEAK is ramping up the educational element of their charity by organizing and funding courses in PTC (Primary Trauma Course) and GRASP-IT (Global Recognition and Assessment of the Sick Patient – Initial Treatment) in Nanyuki, Mombasa and Malindi. The GRASP-IT course was primarily designed and prepared by MEAK volunteer Hazel Robinson and other members from the South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and are scheduled for delivery during our trips planned for October and November 2011

May 2011

Kenya’s second arterial switch open heart operation

Having performed Kenya’s first arterial switch open heart surgery in 2009, MEAK had a very sick 2 month old infant presented during this May mission who required the same operation. Professor David Anderson completed the operation successfully and the child was discharged from hospital five days later.

Nov 2009

60 Million KSH Donated

Two Image Intensifier machines, two heart and lung pumps and two blood heater/cooler units collectively valued at 60 Million KSH were donated to hospitals in Nairobi Mombasa and Nanyuki