Instead of retirement, mission in Zambia

TagesWoche The journey to the remote district hospital is dangerous and arduous, yet the retired family doctor Hans-Ruedi Banderet from Basel takes on these hardships to support the hospital in Zambia, where normally only 4 doctors work.

Banderet, co-founder of the Basel Association for Medical Cooperation, sees a certain charm in working with the simplest means despite the need on the ground, but when suddenly the X-ray unit fails, one reaches its limits. (by Stefan Boss) (Photo: Zambia_Mukinge-Hospital-Kasempa_2010_Melissa-Carter/SIM USA//flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

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