Local medical professionals travel to Kenya

Dr. Ly Phan, general surgeon at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, examines a patient while on a mission late August in Migori, Kenya. Phan, along with two MDMC nurses, certified nurse anesthetist Tressa Neely, and registered nurse Roberta Merryman, assisted in providing health care to 200 residents of the African community in a matter of a few days. (Submitted Photo)

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SIKESTON -- A Sikeston surgeon and two nurses went back to the basics when they recently traveled to Africa on a medical mission, and their experience proved key in providing care to the residents in need.

Dr. Ly Phan, general surgeon; Tressa Neely, certified nurse anesthetist; and Roberta Merryman, registered nurse, all employees of Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, traveled in late August to the African community of Migori, Kenya. Migori is an eight-hour drive from the Kenya's capital city, Nairobi.

The trip came about because Neely had been supporting three children in Migori through the nonprofit Kenya Relief for the past year and a half.

"I wanted to meet them," Neely said.

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