Hellenic Mission

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Hellenic Mission

• Sri Lanka
• January 21st -March 12th 2005

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The route
http//www.klimaka-cosmos.net www.klimaka.org.gr
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• Hellenic Aid
• Organizations
• Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Greek Ministry of Health
• Greek Ministry of Defense
• Non-govermantal organizations
• KLIMAKA NGO
• HELLENIC RED CROSS
• SOLIDARITY NGO
• DOCTORS OF THE WORLD
• KESSA DIMITRA NGO
• Individuals Companies

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The mission boat - The Ocean Monarch
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The team

• Tsios Epameinondas - Reg. Nurse
• Diamantopoulos Petros- M.D.
• Dimopoulos Anargiros - Physiotherapist
• Karanikola Eleni - Reg. Nurse
• Stamatogiannopoulou Efstathia - Reg. Nurse
• Iordanidou Iordana - Reg. Nurse

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• Responsibilities of our team members
• Tsios E. - Pharmacy support, Team leader
• Diamantopoulos P. - General Surgeon
• Dimopoulos A. - Patient reception
• Karanikola E.- Nurse deployed at the O.G. office
  
• Patient
  reception
• Stamatogianopoulou E. - Nurse deployed at the
  pediatrics office
• Ioranidou I. - Nurse deployed at the pediatrics
  offiice Patient reception

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Klimakas Volunteers
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Our tasks I. Primary Health Care II.
Distribution of Humanitarian Aid III. Visit to
the destroyed areas
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I. Providing Primary Health Care Services

• mainly to the population of Trincomalee and the
  surrounding area. Our base was the hospital boat.

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I. Providing Primary Health Care Services
Medical Center

• The Medical Center was constructed by all the
  volunteers during the journey to Sri Lanka (15
  days) and had the following facilities
• Patients waiting room and reception
• Internal Diseases Office
• O.G. Office
• Pediatrics Office
• Surgical Office
• Med. Imaging Office (x-ray)
• Microbiological laboratory
• Pharmacy

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Constructing the Medical Center on the way to Sri
Lanka
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Constructing the Medical Center on the way to Sri
Lanka
PHARMACY
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PATIENTS RECEPTION
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INTERNAL MEDICINE OFFICE
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INTERNAL MEDICINE OFFICE
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INTERNAL MEDICINE OFFICE
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O.G. Office
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O.G. Office
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PEDIATRICS OFFICE
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PEDIATRICS OFFICE
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PEDIATRICS OFFICE
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SURGICAL OFFICE
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INJURY CAUSED BY MORTAR
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ORTHOPEDICS
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SURGICAL CASE
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FINAL TESTS OF THE X-RAY MACHINE
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LABORATORY
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LABORATORY
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PHARMACY
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PHARMACY
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• FINAL PATIENTS COUNT
• INTERNAL MEDICINE 832
• SURGICAL 540
• PEDIATRICS 544
• O.G. 36
• TOTAL COUNT 1952
• 1952 patients were examined
• 805 X-rays were taken
• 1500 prescriptions were given

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II. Distribution of Humanitarian Aid

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Clothes, food, laboratory equipment, toys
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Soldiers unload the cargo
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Civilians unload the cargo
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III. Visit to the affected by the tsunami areas
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Trincomalee
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Nilaveli
The yard of a house that used to stand here, but
now it has vanished under the wave. We can still
see the well that was located in the middle of
the
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Trincomalee
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The hospital of Kinniya
In this hospital only 2 doctors were saved when
all patients and staff were drifted by the wave
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Trincomalee
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Trincomalee
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Trincomalee - Camps
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Supporting the victims
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Camps
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Camps
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Camps
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Camps Open air school
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Camps
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Camps
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Just Married The positive sign of continuing
our normal lives
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The journey back home lasted 15 days
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• After the completion of the mission, the Greek
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded all
  volunteers.
• On March 20th, 2005 (a few days after the
  completion of the mission), a reception took
  place in the MoFA with the volunteers as guests.
• The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr
  Stilianidis, the Minister of Health Mr Kaklamanis
  and executives of MoFA were present at the
  reception. In a press conference they descirbed
  that the mission was successful and they
  congratulated the volunteers for their courage
  and assistance to the people of Sri Lanka.

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Till the next mission . . .
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