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Schweitzer Hospital Transforms With Tap Water and Beds
Under Dr. Albert Schweitzer’s legacy, Schweitzer Hospital in Gabon undergoes major modernization. Mrs. Eckert leads reforms adding running water from the Ogooue River, new wards and operating theaters, a purification plant, and a possible tropical diseases institute while keeping Schweitzer’s humane care principles for African patients and their families.
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Schweitzer
Africa
Ogooue
Walter Munz
Eckert
Hospital
Leif Ericsson
Dr. Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Helene
Lambarene
Henri Monfrini
Schwelt- Aspen
Colo