Medical volunteer Anna Leigh Breedlove plays with a toddler in the pediatric ward of the Baptist Medical Centre of Nalerigu, Ghana. Healthcare missions gives access to the unreached, allows for intimate conversations, meets needs, makes disciples and empowers the church. IMB Photo
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A Westerner talks to people living in the desert.
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A local doctor treats Chadian women at a clinic.
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A doctor examines and measures a patient’s X-ray at the clinic in Kazakhstan. IMB Photo
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A doctor examines and measures a patient’s X-ray at the clinic in Kazakhstan. IMB Photo
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A doctor checks a patient’s blood pressure vitals at the clinic in Kazakhstan. IMB Photo
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An elderly male patient waits for medical care in a Central Asian hospital. IMB Photo
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Southern Baptist doctor, Doug Page works with squirming 8-month-old Aziza as he checks for signs of malnutrition during a house call. The wrestling match is a positive sign, however, compared with his last visit two weeks ago when Aziza was weak, dehydrated and suffering from an infection. “I was fearful she might not make it,” Page admits. IMB Photo
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A child patient is checked for breathing problems by a doctor in a Central Asian hospital. IMB Photo
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Two days after surgery to drain his pericardium, doctors use an ultrasound machine to check for further fluid build-up around the patient’s heart. But without proper equipment to determine the condition’s cause, Southern Baptist doctor Doug Page says the hospital can only treat its symptoms. IMB Photo
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Doug Page, a Southern Baptist doctor serving in Central Asia, examines a man complaining of back pain. This sort of medicine might seem beneath a highly trained surgeon but, Page says, “There is nothing He has given us that He doesn’t ask us to give up … whether it’s your family, or your career, your education, your pride.” IMB Photo
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Mohammed’s X-ray shown by one of the staff. Mohammed is a child suffering from malnutrition is comforted by a Southern Baptist worker in Central Asia. IMB Photo
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A child suffering from malnutrition is comforted by a Southern Baptist worker in Central Asia. IMB Photo
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Cradled in his grandmother’s arms, 18-month-old Mohammed waits in the hospital’s courtyard as Southern Baptist doctor Doug Page prays for his survival. Sadly, Mohammed died soon after this photograph was taken. IMB Photo
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A team of surgeons in Central Asia work to relieve excess fluid around the heart of a 28-year-old mullah, or Islamic teacher. Though it is a relatively simple surgery for Southern Baptist doctor Doug Page the procedure is new territory for the hospital’s staff, who say they are grateful for his guidance. IMB Photo
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Working by the light of the only functioning bulb in the operating room’s surgical lamp, Southern Baptist doctor Doug Page helps insert a catheter into the patient’s pericardium, the protective sack that surrounds his heart. IMB Photo
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A team of surgeons in Central Asia work to relieve excess fluid around the heart of a 28-year-old mullah, or Islamic teacher. Though it is a relatively simple surgery for Southern Baptist doctor Doug Page (left) the procedure is new territory for the hospital’s staff, who say they are grateful for his guidance. IMB Photo
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Southern Baptist doctor Doug Page (second from left) leads discussions amongst a small team of surgeons in Central Asia consulting with each other in a patient’s room. IMB Photo
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Bright eyes and a brilliant smile greet Southern Baptist doctor Doug Page as he visits with 10-year-old Najibah. A burst appendix nearly took her life, but Page says she is now close to making a full recovery. IMB Photo
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A dental volunteer team treats patients in a village in Northern Africa. IMB Photo
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