ICROSS Celebrates founders 99th Birthday
Today ICROSS celebrates the 99th birthday of our co-founder
Dr. Joe Barnes MD. Having worked in Africa for
over 40 years across the continent. Dr Barnes (Emeritus Professor of
Tropical Medicine in the Royal College of Surgeon Ireland) founded
ICROSS (International
community of starvation and suffering). Dr Barnes was working in
Leprosy clinics during the Second World War in Nigeria where he
returned during the Biafran war. Together with Dr Michael Meegan he
established the ICROSS Research unit and pioneered diarrhoeal research
publishing extensively. He was knighted by the Pope for his services to
the poor.
Today the ICROSS teams in Kenya celebrate
the co-founder 99th birthday by planting an acacia tree at the Joe Barnes
clinic and maternity unit in longosua, masailand.
Speaking at the ceremony the ICROSS Country Director Danny
Ngwiri said “I had the Horner to meet Dr. Burns in Ireland and share with him
our work, he remains actively interested in all of our programes and he has
continued to support all of our work here for the last 35 years.
The Joe Barnes
clinic was opened by Pro. Ronan Conroy in 1997 has been serving the remote
rural communities for many years. We have trained over 240 community health workers
and 180 Traditional Birth Attendants in the area.
Each year ICROSS awards the
Joe Barnes projects to a need community since 2005.
Dr Michael Meegan who co-founded ICROSS with Dr. Barnes said
today “we will carry on the work and legacy of Dr. Joe Barnes, and we remain committed
to long term comprehensive health care, I spoke with Dr Barnes last night to wish him Happy Birthday.
”, Dr Meegan who is also the International Director also thanked the Maasai communities
for the partnerships and the Ministry of health for its dedication and collaboration.
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