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SENEGAL 2015Hpital Le Fann. Dakar.

CLARS FOUNDATION

JANUARY, 4-10

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Mr. Jaime AragallMrs. Ainhoa ArtetaMr. Jaime Bonet

Mr. Jos BrosMrs. Montserrat Caball

Mr. Carlos ChaussonMr. Carlo ColombaraMr. Juan Diego FlrezMrs. Brbara Frittoli

Mr. Ramn GenerMr. Ral Gimnez

Mr. Marcel GorgoriMr. Juan-Carlos Llars

Mrs. Lucrecia Prez LucreciaMrs. Montse Mart Caball

Mr. Stefano Palatchi

Mrs. Raquel PierottiMr. Juan PonsMrs. Carmen Pujol

Mrs. Isabel ReyMrs. Ana Mara SnchezMr. Joan Manuel Serrat

Board of trustees

Honorary Chairman:Andrs Clars Domnech, MD PhD

President:Pedro Clars, MD PhD

Vice-President:Mr. Antonio Sagnier

Patrons:

The Clars Foundation is a non-prot organization whose main aims are the ght against profound hearingloss and offer medical cooperation in Third World countries in the ORL eld.

The Clars Foundation attends the needs in Emergent countries, as well as provides Scholarships to doc-tors with no nancial resources, since 1997, and offers instructional courses in Emergent Eastern Europeancountries, Asia and Africa.

The Clars Foundation,for years has been conducting its mission in the elds of audiology, speech rehabili -

tation, othorhinolaryngology, phoniatrics, facial plastic surgery and oral surgery. These projects have beenmaterialized 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 shortly in new destinations with thedonation of medical supplies, essential life-saving medicines, and needed medical equipment whichotherwise 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 hypo-acusia.

The humanitarian mission that travelled to Senegal was composed by 7 specialists. All of them directed byPedro Clars, MD PhD. These pages are a sample of the mission. The photographs were taken by each mem -

ber of the team and thereof selected and edited in this book which aims to thank all those who have madepossible this mission.

This mission and all the other activities organized by the Clars Foundation are conducted thanks to theprofessional and nancial support of the Board of Trustees, to whom we greatly thank for.

We specially thank Gallina Blanca Starwho has covered nancially this mission.

Secretary and legal advisor:Mr. Fernando FoixVice-Secretary:

Mrs. Luisa Pujol HerrickTreasurer:

Andrs Clars MD

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Clars Foundation Team

Pedro Clars, MD PhD (Barcelona) ORL & Facial Plastic Surgeon Chantal Backes, MD (Andorra) Internist Alexandra Correia, MD (Portugal) ORL Jr. Luis Cncer, MD (Barcelona) Anestesist

Mara Farre, MD (Lleida) Anestesist Mrs. M del Carmen Pujol (Barcelona) Nurse Ms. Leyre Ibeas Franco (Bilbao) Audioprotesist Mr. Ali Diop (Senegal) Volunteer

Local team

Issa Ndiaye, MD PhD Malick Diop, MD PhD Cir Ndiaye, MD Houra Ahmed, MD

Under the supervision of:

President of SenegalHis Excellency Mr. Macky Sall

First Lady of SenegalMme. Marieme Faye Sall

Minister for HealthMme. Awa Marie Coll Seck

Site: Hpital Le Fann. Dakar, Senegal.

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Aeropuerto del Prat. Barcelona. Sunday, January 4th.

A light breakfast will give us strength for the mission.

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Arrival to the Airport in Dakar.

Arrival to the Hospital where they are expecting us.

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Soon we will begin with surgeries. Weall, anesthetists, instrumentists andsurgeons, are all waiting for this mo-ment.

Patients are nervous and happy.

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Severe cases of laryngeal andtracheal stenosis, who needthe help of our anesthetists,Mara and Luis.

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Nasal reconstructionfollowing a Noma sequelwhich has destroyed theface of the 19 year oldpatient.

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Malformation, tumors and

Noma sequel cases, arepathologies which expectus during the next day.

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Maria is always sweet with each pa-tient and rest of the people.

Luis observes and Carmen controlsthe instruments.

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The personnel of thehospital spends timewith the cell phonewhile our team workshard.

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Typical and good Senegalesefood comforts us during thepost surgery.

In the saucepan there iseverything.

Products from the Heel Company, whichLuis applies to the patients.

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Leyre works hard while adapting hearing aids non-stop.

She has been an excellent addition to the team. Nice, discreet and professional.

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Maria puts to sleep the childrenwith only staring at them.

Alexandra helps out Dr. Clars in allsurgeries.

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5.000 F= 7,6 .

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The weeks goes on and thecases get solved, but new

ones keep arriving.

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A brain abscess as a result of aMastoiditis complication.

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Facial reconstructionas a result of a Nomasequel which mutilatesan 18 year old patient.

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SUMMARY OF SURGICAL ACTIVITIES:

Cleft palate: 6.Otosclerosis: 4.

Tympanoplasty: 2

Nose reconstruction: 3.Laryngeal and tracheal stenosis: 7.

Laryngeal papillomatosis: 5.Cutaneous nasal tumor: 1.

Brain abcess: 1.Cholesteatoma: 2.

Middle ear implant Baha: 2.Pavillion reconstruction: 2.

Nasal malformation: 2.Facial malformation: 3.

ADAPTATION AND DONATION OF HEARING AIDS:

Visited patients: 65.Adapted patients: 30.

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Retirement tribute toProf. Malick Diop.

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Cathedral visit and return to Barcelona.

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Dr. Pedro Clars would like to extend his most sincere appreciation to all those who have given theirsupport and encouragement during this humanitarian mission:

-To all those who have joined him in Senegal. -To the Clars Foundation Board of Trusttees -Gaes Solidaria. -Kern Pharma, S.L.

-Laboratorio Arag, S.A. -Laboratorios Dr.Esteve, S.A. -Prim S.A.

-Neomedic S.A. -Tecnoquirrgica. -Gallina Blanca Agroaliment. -Jumbo, Filial Gallina Blanca, frica.

-Fondation Servir le Senegal -First Lady of Senegal Mme. Marieme Faye Sall.

-Hospital de Fann. -Hospital de Andorra. Servei Andorr dAtenci Sanitaria. (SAAS) -Her Excellency Mrs. Cristina Diaz-Fernndez, Ambassador of Spain in Senegal

-Club 1714 (The Catalonian Brand Ambassadors to the world). -Regs Moda Profesional. -Perfumerias Julia. -Macxipa. -Generalitat de Catalunya. Acci. -Ajuntament de Barcelona.

-Ajuntament de Caldes dEstrac. -Laboratorios Heel

and other anonymous philanthropists for giving their support to Clars Foundation.

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Site of Clars Foundation:C/Los Vergs, 29-31, 08017. Barcelona. Espaa.

Tel. +34 93 203 12 12 - Fax +34 93 280 33 32E-mail: fundacion@fundacionclaros.com

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Web: www.fundacionclaros.comRegistration No. 1.466ID No. G-62.421.482