A veteran Calgary doctor is getting some well-deserved international recognition.
WATCH: As Gil Tucker shows us, he’s leading a team that’s overcoming obstacles to save a lot of lives.The medical team is running mobile clinics that provide remote mountain areas with screening and treatment for cervical cancer.
“With minimal supplies, you go into the remote jungles in Guatemala, which has one of the highest incidences of cervix cancer in the world,” Temple said. “It’s a terrible disease.”“One of the worst cases was a woman with arthritis of the hip coming in for a consultation,” Temple said. “She walked three days from her mountain village to our mobile clinic.
“Out of 1.4 million people worldwide in Rotary, you are one of six people being recognized this year,” Young told Temple. “It’s just wonderful – we’re so proud of what you have done and how many people in the world you’ve helped.”Click to share quote on Twitter: "It's just wonderful - we're so proud of what you have done and how many people in the world you've helped."
Belenkie, a retired cardiologist, has also helped a lot of people through Rotary medical projects in places like the Philippines and Nicaragua.Temple is planning to head back to Guatemala later this year to carry on the project, which includes training Guatemalan health-care workers to continue providing cancer screening and treatment.
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