Doctors’ bull
After all the corona travel restrictions, we were happy that on 4 June, we, Gitta and Harrie, were able to attend the official presentation of the doctors’ bull of four of our students graduating in 2021: Manuel, Simone, Lucas and
Joana. Simone was unfortunately absent due to the death of his father. Very sad.
Manuel, Joana, Gitta & Lucas
Manuel was named best student in the university, best student in Central Mozambique and the second best student in all of Mozambique. He has achieved nothing but nines and tens all his life. BIM bank presented him with a cheque for 10,000 meticais and national airlines an airline ticket of his choice.
Manuel is showered with awards
Partytime
Halfway through this year, we already have six new graduates; three doctors: Felisberto, Jaime, Elisa and three senior nurses: Luis, Patricia and Francisco, who will be awarded their degrees later this year. We celebrated this joyous occasion festively. At formation centre Nazaré, we organised a great fun party for our students and recent graduates. It was a great opportunity for everyone to shake off the corona troubles. Beira’s beaches have been closed for a very long time, which is very inconvenient when you live in the overcrowded slum next door. Our students come from the poorest social class and therefore never have parties. Cake, home-made theatre by the students, food and then music, drinking without alcohol and dancing. It was an unforgettable event for everyone.
Luisa, Joana, Francisco, Jaime and Elisa cut the cakes at the beginning of the party
RESULTS TO DATE
Our foundation has 28 graduates so far. 19 doctors and 9 senior nurses have all acquired wonderful professions. Now and in the future, many sick people will be helped by them. Moreover, we have currently taken responsibility for 32 scholarship students who are all studying medicine.
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RIBBON FOR GITTA AND HARRIE
Royal decoration for Gitta and Harrie van der Meeren
68-year-old Drs Gitta van der Meeren-van Ebskamp volunteered at the Universidade Católica de Mozambique in Beira as a guest lecturer in microbiology. She taught at her own expense during holidays in developing countries. Together with her husband, she started the Doctors for Mozambique Foundation in 2008. They both volunteer with this foundation and dedicate themselves to training poor but promising young people to become doctors and nurses. Because of these achievements, she was appointed Member in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Dr Harrie van der Meeren (70) was also put in the limelight and appointed Member in the Order of Oranje-Nassau. Before his retirement, he worked at the Maxima Medical Centre in Eindhoven as a dermatologist. From 2000 to 2008, he was a member of the Dutch Tropical Dermatology Working Group. He was a voluntary guest lecturer in dermatology at universities in Africa. Together with his wife, he started the Doctors for Mozambique Foundation in 2008. They both volunteer with this foundation and train poor yet promising young people to become doctors and nurses.
Source: Eindhovens Dagblad 26 April 2022
The proud Members in the Order of Orange-Nassau
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