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CAPE VERDE 2015

Hospital Dr. Agostinho Neto


Isla Santiago (Praia)
CLAROS FOUNDATION
AUGUST 1-8, 2015

The Clars Foundation is a non-profit organization whose main aims are the fight against profound hearing
loss, treatment of ear pathologies, facial malformations and face and neck tumors, as well as medical support in Third World countries.
The Clars Foundation attends the needs in Emergent countries, as well as provides Scholarships to doctors with no financial resources, since 1997, and offers instructional courses in Emergent Eastern European
countries, Asia and Africa.
The Clars Foundation, for years has been conducting its mission in the fields of audiology, speech rehabilitation, otorhinolaryngology, phoniatrics, facial plastic surgery and oral surgery. These projects have been
materialized in many parts of the world, including India, Rumania, Republic of Moldavia, Ethiopia, Senegal,
Liberia, Cameroon, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, D.R. of Congo, Sudan and Cape Verde, with the donation of
medical supplies, essential life-saving medicines, and needed medical equipment which otherwise would
not be available, and providing free medical care and surgeries to people in need, as well.
Additionally, donates and adapts hearing aids and some hearing implants to patients affected with hypoacusia.
The humanitarian mission that travelled to Cape Verde was composed by 8 specialists. All of them directed
by Pedro Clars, MD PhD. These pages are a sample of the mission. The photographs were taken by each
member of the team and thereof selected and edited in this book which aims to thank all those who have
made possible this mission.
This mission and all the other activities organized by the Clars Foundation are conducted thanks to the
professional and financial support of the Board of Trustees, to whom we greatly thank for.
Board of Trustees
Honorary Chairman:
Andrs Clars Domnech, MD PhD ()
President:
Pedro Clars, MD PhD
Vice-President:
Mr. Antonio Sagnier
Patrons:
Mr. Jaime Aragall
Mr. Marcel Gorgori
Mrs. Ainhoa Arteta
Mr. Juan-Carlos Llars
Mr. Jaime Bonet
Mrs. Lucrecia Prez Lucrecia
Mr. Jos Bros
Mrs. Montse Mart Caball
Mr. Joan Matabosch
Mrs. Montserrat Caball
Mr. Carlos Chausson
Mr. Stefano Palatchi
Mr. Carlo Colombara
Mrs. Raquel Pierotti
Mr. Juan Diego Flrez
Mr. Juan Pons
Mr. Josep Maria Flotats
Mrs. Carmen Pujol
Mrs. Brbara Frittoli
Mrs. Isabel Rey
Mr. Ramn Gener
Mrs. Ana Mara Snchez
Mr. Ral Gimnez
Mr. Joan Manuel Serrat
Secretary and Legal advisor:
Mr. Fernando Foix
Vice-Secretary:
Mrs. Luisa Pujol Herrick
Treasurer:
Andrs Clars, MD
Registration No.: 1466
ID No.: G-62421482

Clars Foundation Team










Pedro Clars MD, PhD (Barcelona)


ENT & Facial Plastic Surgeon
Chantal Backes, MD (Andorra)
Internist

Luis Cncer, MD (Barcelona) Anestesist
Anita Virginia Moreira Da Cunha, MD (Portugal)
ENT
Mrs. M del Carmen Pujol (Barcelona)
Nurse
Mrs. Anne Marie Mattes (Barcelona)
Nurse
Mr. Guillermo Cncer (Barcelona)
Volunteer

Mrs. Veronica Carrillo
(Canarias) Audioprotesist

Local team



Carmen Almeida, MD.


Felisberto Borges, MD.
Camilo Neves, MD.
Mrs. Jannette

-Her Excellency the Ambassador of Spain in Cape Verde, Mrs. Caridad Batalla.


Site:

Cape Verde, Isla de Santiago (Praia). Hospital Dr. Agostinho Neto.

Flight from Barcelona to Praia.

Our hotel and sightviews.

The climate is very good.

Arrival of the team to Hospital Dr. Agostinho

Clinical cases.

Our transportation on behalf of Coca-Cola.

Visit to the mansion of the Embassy of Spain in Cape Verde.

First day of surgery.

All the members of the hospital


were very efficient.

Dr. Chantal.

Dr. Anita Cunha.

Visit to Bahia de Praia.

Preoperative evaluation.

Interviews for T.V. and visit with Dr. Pedro Clars.

Clinical case for gun lesion.


Bullet lesion and facial paralysis.

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Wound due to concusive shrapnel


gunshot, operated by Dr. Pedro
Clars.

Projectile.

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Relaxing during dinner with the


medical team.

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Some sightseeing.

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Prision in Tarrafal.

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Visit to Cidade Velha.

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Dr. Pedro Clars wishes to express his gratitude to the following entities:

-All who joined him.

-The Clars Foundation Board of Trustees.

-Gaes Solidaria.

-Kern Pharma, S.L.

-Laboratorio Arag, S.A.

-Laboratorios Dr.Esteve, S.A.

-Prim S.A
-Otomedic

-Neomedic S.A.

-Tecnoquirrgica S.A.
-Medicimad

-Embassy of Spain in Cape Verde.

-Coca-Cola Cabo Verde.

-Hospital Dr. Agostinho Neto de Praia.

and other anonymous entities for collaborating with our Foundation


offering their support.

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Clars Foundation Headquarters:


C/Los Vergs, 29-31, 08017. Barcelona. Espaa.
Tel. +34 93 203 12 12 - Fax +34 93 280 33 32
E-mail: fundacion@fundacionclaros.com
fundacionclaros
Web: http://www.fundacionclaros.com
Registration n 1.466
ID No.: G-62.421.482

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