The Toronto Star has profiled Philip and Nancy Wood, doctors at Nyankunde, in this full length article.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1244161–congo-a-40-year-mission-for-toronto-doctor-couple
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August 23, 2012 at 7:43 am
Sharon
There are not many who are willing to live where refugees have been fleeing from for so long, what a powerful story and example of sacrificial servanthood! The continued violence saddens me.
August 23, 2012 at 8:02 am
Bens in Congo
They have a truly remarkable story yet will never get the recognition they deserve. They spent decades of service in the most difficult of circumstances, instrumental in creating the largest non-governmental health operation in the region. They are the most humble of servants, but imagine what income they have forgone as two gifted medical doctors. They received a salary of $960 per month from CME Nyankunde. In comparison, all doctors involved with MSF (Doctors Without Borders) while they work in Africa receive salaries equivalent to doctor salaries in Geneva Switzerland.
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