Stories

Stories

December 24, 2023

Christmas Comfort

by Irene Westendorp from the CEML Palliative Care Team The name of the lady in the photograph above is Sao. She is 48 years old and […]
November 23, 2022

Improving Quality of Life: Palliative Care at CEML

At CEML, nurse Irene Westendorp had observed a need. Patients who had been diagnosed with terminal illnesses were often discharged to face the world alone. Should […]
June 20, 2022

Emerlinda

When Emerlinda came to CEML the 6-year old had already been vomiting up blood for days. Other medical professionals had been unable to diagnose her condition. […]
April 27, 2022

Perspectives on the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is not yet behind us, but two years after cases were first reported in Angola, many friends of CEML may be wondering how […]
March 28, 2022

“A Light Shining in the Darkness.”

That is how Dr. Sam Chen has described his experience volunteering at CEML. Since his first visit in 2017 Sam has resolved to place his expertise […]
March 10, 2022

In Full Light

The original lights in the CEML operating theater were a generous donation from a hospital in Canada who had just phased them out. However, the lights […]
August 23, 2017

Surgical Intelligence Saves Valentina’s Life

Three-year-old Valentina arrived with her parents. They came many miles, hoping that the doctors and nurses at CEML could help their little girl. Valentina’s face was […]
October 15, 2015

Faustina

Faustina, just 5 years old, gasps for breath. When Faustina came to CEML she was close to death. Struggling to breath, her kidneys had already quite […]
October 29, 2014

A Dream Career

Maybe it’s time I pursue the career I dreamed of… Tim Kubacki was the director of a U.S. hospital emergency department  when he realized he was […]
October 6, 2014

My Day

Dr. Nicolas Comninellis cared for three young patients. Each had succumbed to rapid onset coma and hemiplegia (paralysis that affects one side of the body). Each […]
September 18, 2014

Sabina’s Story

Obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina, and rectum or bladder. It happens when a woman suffers through a very difficult labour without medical assistance. […]
September 18, 2014

Isobel’s Story

Isobel is 22 years old. At 18, filled with hope and excitement of the coming of her first child, her hopes were shattered. At full term […]
September 8, 2014

The greatest Killer Of Children

Maria, the eight-month old in this photo, has been coughing for two weeks. She arrived here at CEML Hospital on the same day as I. Maria […]
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