Rwanda Endoscopy Week 2024

From the President of GI Rising

, Professor Steve Bensen:

Hi all,

I am reaching out to everyone on behalf of the GI Rising Board to ask for your collective support in this year’s fund-raising efforts.  As you know our work in Rwanda has grown over the past several years and this fall the first four Rwandan GI fellows will graduate, an incredible milestone.  Last year for Rwanda Endoscopy week we performed over 1000 endoscopies at 10 different sites.  This year’s trip will be even bigger with more sites and a larger team than ever expected to go.  With this growth there is more need and expense on our end.  GI Rising predominately spends its limited resources on Scope maintenance and repairs, supporting the charity digestive clinic in providing care to the poorest Rwandan patients as well as providing support for academic expenses for Rwandan trainees, (Study IRB fees, academic…