Minutes of Board meeting

ССМА BOARD MEETING August 13, 2023

PRESENT

Father Angelos Saad

Dr Nagi Ross

Dr. Yousry Soliman

Dr. Ashraf Ghali

Dr. Michael Mohareb

1. Briefly reviewed prior meeting and approved (specifically requests for specific donations to specific hospitals/services).

2. Discussed importance of Board Member commitment and resolved to

1. meet in person every 2-3 mos

2. change 50% of the Board every 3yrs

3. review Board membership and change status if needed for missing Board meetings (eg 3 consecutive meetings)

1. Reviewed the importance of encouraging younger physicians and trainess to join both the organisation and the Board

2. Reviewed frequency and number going to missions. Affirmed going for specific durations and services for specific hospitals more frequently rather than for longer with more members less frequently.

3. Reviewed plans for upcoming mission trips to Egypt in Sept and Nov.

4. Discussed in the future being open to other locations such as Namibia through the Coptic Church's service there. For now, will reevaluate for a commitment later in time (eg 2024 or 2025).

5. Reviewed the financial status of the organisation and donations from members. Agreed reasonably on track for this year, but important to encourage donations.

Upcoming mission in 2023

Upcoming missions in the year 2023

September 2023 : Anba Takla Alexandria and cardiac centreAnba Barsoum Helwan

November 5-18th 4 sites

Al Germanic Hospital Aswan

Beni Mazar” Misr El Mahaba”

Anna Barsoum Helwan

Anba Takla and Cardiac centre Alexandria

Dear all , with the conclusion of last ten medical missions, We look forward to our next mission in November 5-18th , locations will be

As last November , with Aswan, Beni Mazar, Cairo and Alexandria

Since we vowed to go forward to do four such missions each year, there will be also another smaller scale one in coming September.

This mission will focus on two sites in Anba Takla , Alexandria and Anba Barsoum in Cairo.

So far Dr Moheb Ibrahim and Dr Michael Mohareb from Canada are leading the cardiac centre mission in Anba Takla, Dr Medhat Mikhaeil OBGYN from the UK in Alexandria and Dr Maged Bekheit OBGYN from BC, Canada in Cairo site; as well as Dr Emil Girgis ANAESTHETIST from the UK.

Dr Sherif Adly Farid contingency his time

Whoever is interested to join please post it over the Whats App group , contact myself or Dr Ihab Louise in Barry Ontario.

All contact numbers can be found over the post.

With all these missions come also expenses in addition to the usual regular running cost which is usually around $ 5-6,000 each month.

Cheers and good luck

Sudan crisis

As all of us know the crisis unfolding in Khartoum , Sudan , we plead will all parties involved to stop the fighting, looting and lack of law and order in this dear neighbour country.

We also plead with all our members and proponents around the globe to help and donate to relief funds established for this purpose

We pray to the lord to have mercy on his people in Sudan and to put a divine hand to stop this civil war ASAP

Tenth mission conclusion

Conclusion of the tenth medical mission

Dear all , with the performance of over 75 procedures and operations in four different surgery specialities, and numerous clinical consultations in Pediatric and orthopaedics, we were delighted to conclude this blessed and successful mission.

We like to give special thanks to our newly joined members, Dr Fawzy Salah Assisstant professor of Surgery in Ain shams  university who gave us great help in Cairo  and Alexandria.

Dr Marco Abood Anaesthesia

Dr Samir Zietoun Orthopedic consultant in the UK

Dr Nageeb Magdy of Helwan  Anaethetist who gave us also badly needed help in time of shortage

And many others who helped us in different ways and shapes

We also feel grateful to Dr Milad william for his excellent help in organization and providing help when it’s badly needed.

To Mr Michael Meleka  who was of great help in the OR and to Mr Max Loslo who escorted the mission in Cairo and Alexandria.

We look forward to our next mission in November 5-18th , locations will be determined and finalized after checking the security situation in South Sudan.

Last word is that we remind all our colleagues that the language in dealing with other staff members wether a nurse, orderly , patients or admin should be strictly professional and follows our Christian ethics.

May trip to Egypt

As we are readying ourselves to do the tenth missio trip to Egypt in early May , we like to remind our honorable members of the services that we provided in the past year 2022

- logistic and cash donations to different parish sites in Al Sharkia , port Said, El Masaraa Helwan , Souhag/Akhmim and many other sites in Cairo “El Tahoona “, El Malak Mikhael ortho clinic in Shoubra , coptic orphans with special needs service also in El Masaraa Helwan , we conducted one if at all the most successful mission trip to five sites last November including Anba Takla cardiac centre in Alexandria , Anba Barsoum El Erian parish run Hospital , El Hayat hospital in Kobri El Kobba , Beni Mazar and El Germania Hospital in Aswan , performed over 150 surgeries in all surgical disciplines and hundreds more of consultations again in different specialities.. we also funded and supported two other evangelical mission trips to Juba in South Sudan , tge list goes on and on , donations to Coptic Christian funds and Anba Abrah charity , we also helped two different members in thier financial hardships when they run afloat with their licensing with the college, all that was only possible through the generous donations of our group.

We like to continue this service to help the brethren of the Lord and the needy in our old country and Sudan and we applaud to your help and continual support through either cash donations, logistics, medicine supplies and personal. professional contributions.

May the lord help and support us in this difficult times.

Salam , peace of the lord be with us all.

Plan for the year 2023

Dear all members and colleagues , Merry Christmas and a happy new year,

With the blessings of these days we like to thank each and every one of you who either supported the mission by direct donations or any other type of contribution and help.

As we enter into the new year, we plan to have at least four different missions to the old country Egypt and May extend it to other parts of Africa like Sudan.

That ambitious plan Carry  with it a lot of cost and need for support both logistically , professionally and cash.

We regularly have around &5-6000 monthly cash donations to different coptic parishes sites all over the country plus the running cost of each trip we go.

We also help many of our own member professionals in their struggles in case they need  legal or professional help.

Last year we with the grace of the lord and your generosity were able to carry on with these obligations.

Thank you again and have a wonderful and a blessed festivity season and May the lord bless us all.

Mission November 2022

As we conclude our ninth mission trip to our old country Egypt, I would like to thank each and every one who participated into this great success and blessed service of helping the brethren of the lord;  in four different parish run medical facility.

We thank all the board members for their support and encouragement headed by Abouna Angelos Saad and  Abouna John Botros.

We were successful in performing over 150 different surgeries and procedures in different specialities ،as well as innumerable medical and surgical consultations .

Our Family Medicine team conducted several medical convoy trips to remote areas of Helwan and Beni Mazar El Menya.

We were also blessed by Abouna Armia Ramsis of Souhag who provided his blessed spiritual support and conducted many liturgical masses in Anba Barsoum site.

We were joined by new volunteers from

Different back grounds ,

Dr Hany Sawires  “ Surgical Oncologist “ from Toronto , Dr Farid Girgis “ Orthopedic surgeon “ Ontario” , Dr Ramez Nassif ENT specialist from the UK, Dr Geirge Abouda GI Soecialist from the UK , Dr Amany Tadros of England “ Pediatric  Rheumatologist”

Dr’s Benoit Beshara,

Bernadette Beshara   and Sissi  Nguyen  all from Quebec Family Doctors.

Dr John Hanna of Irland “ foundation of Surgery resident” who showed a great talent and promising career in surgery and

Mr Michael Melaka premed student.

We all felt the blessings and the hand of the lord guiding us with love , compassion and spirit of service .

We hope to you all a happy and successful life and prosperity in the spirit and soul.

So long till we see you again in yet another successful trip in upcoming May 2023 .

Preliminary list of participants in November trip

Updated Preliminary list of participants in the upcoming November (5-20)-2022 mission to Egypt

Sites confirmed;

Anba Barsoum El Erian “El  Masaraa”Cairo Egypt

Anba Takla Alexandria

El Germania missionary Hospital Aswan Egypt

Abouna Armia Ramsis” spiritual support” former Anaethetist Egypt

Dr Benoit Bishara” Family Medicine” CANADA “ TBD”

Dr Bernadette Bishara “ Family Medicine”

CANADA  “ TBD”

Dr Emil Guirguis” Anaesthetist” UK” “ all sites”

Dr Farid Girgis Orthopedic Surgeon CANADA” “ Anba Barsoum only”

Dr Fikry Ywakim “ OBGYN” CANADA “” Anba Barsoum , cruise and Aswan”

Dr Hany Sawires surgical Oncology “ CANADA” “ TBD”

Dr Ihab Kadry Mirham “ General And Bariatric surgery” “Egypt “TBD”

Dr Ihab Louis “ Anaesthesia & Pain management” “ Canada”

“From 8th to 11th Anba Barsoum & from 15th till 19th El Germania Aswan “

Dr John Hanna SHO General Surgery “ Irland” “ TBD”

Dr Magda Hanna” Psychiatrist” CANADA”

Same as Dr Ywakim’s schedule”

Dr Medhat Mikhael” OBGYN” UK “ TBD”

Mr Michael Melika premed student “CANADA” same as Nervana Melika schedule”

Dr Michael Mohareb Cardiology” CANADA” Anba Takla and other sites TBD”

Dr Mikhael Fouad General surgeon

Anba Takla “ Alexandria” Egypt only

Dr Milad William “ Surgery” Egypt TBD

Dr Moheb Ibrahim” Cardiothoracic

Surgeon” CANADA” Anba Takla other sites “TBD”

Dr Nagi Ross General and Abdominal wall surgery “ CANADA” “ all sites”

Dr Nagy Melik” Orthopedic Surgeon” USA “ TBD”

Dr Nasr Samy Wanis Anaesthetist” UK” “ all sites”

Ms Nervana Melika Pharmacist “ CANADA” “ Anba Barsoum , cruise and Aswan”

Dr Nevine Hanna Family Medicine “ CANADA” TBD “

Dr Peter Mikhael General surgeon “ USA”

Follow Dr Sawires Schedule “

Dr Soliman Rizk” Pediatrics” CANADA” Anba Barsoum only”

Dr Yousry Soliman “ surgery and Emergency Medicine” CANADA”

TBD

Mission November 2022

Dear all members and volunteers

As we are starting planning for the  November mission trip to Egypt , we would like to share our view about the content of this planned trip.

as some members proposed changes to the concept of the nature of these missions.

We would like to include entertainment and CME component into the two weeks schedule , we would like to have your input into that.

The preliminary schedule is for the 5th till the 20th of November including tours in Cairo , Luxor Aswan and Marsa Alam by the Red Sea.

We have a tour operator Mr Sam Hanna who’s willing to expedite the arrangements.

Please share your opinion over this post if you are interested as time is of the essence .

Also we remind all our honorable members to share in the blessings by donating via-e-transfer to

ccmacanada@gmail.com

Or by cheque via regular mail to

CCMA:

Po Box 76082 Abbey Market

Oakville ON  L6M 3H5

Canada

Cheers and God bless all your efforts and donations

Conclusion of February mission 2022

With over 87 operations and hundreds more of consultations,  we are happy to conclude the 8th mission to Egypt  since 2017.

I would like to share with the group some of the stories correspondences received by some of the recipients of our services.

Having said that we encourage all our great effortless volunteers and servants in this great noble mission;  to continue their utmost support to perpetuate our humanitarian goals and services .

Thank you all and may the lord bless us all.