I was shocked to see the conditions in which they worked

"I was taken on a tour of a urology ward at a hospital. I was shocked to see the conditions in which they worked."

"Everything seemed very old and broken. I would never have imagined a hospital could even function in this way. I was shown much equipment which dated back form the early seventies. Most of it was unusable due to a lack of replacement part

"At one point, I was shown the "grandfather" of all this equipment. We entered a room, where there was an examination table in the centre that looked like something from a museum. I was asked "How old do you think this table is?" I replied, "Perhaps it is 40 years old." With a smile, my guide said, "It is 52 years ol

"I was so sad, not only did they have to deal with a severe shortage of fellow urologists, but also with terribly outdated and scarce equipment. I was extremely happy afterwards, when we were able to send two 20-foot sea containers full of urology equipment, including a very modern examination tabl

Ashivad Zaiantchick
Coordinator of The Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles, Brazil