Wienbeck Foundation - Activities

Recent Activities

Uwe Hoffman providing training on repair of endoscopes

November 2010: Afghanistan

Uwe Hoffmannn, an employee of Olympus Germany's Düsseldorf branch traveled to Kabul. He set up a workshop to overhaul endoscopes and repaired a large number of endoscopes. Mr Hoffmann trained an Afghan technician, so that he is now able to carry out major repairs to endoscopes by himself. Before this, endoscopes in need of repair had to be sent to Pakistan.
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Elisabeth Wienbeck in discussion with the Deputy Health Minister, Nadira Hayat

May/June 2010: Afghanistan

Mrs Wienbeck travelled to Afghanistan from 15th May to 4th June 2010 in order to

be present during an important examination
discuss future plans with women endoscopists
visit the endoscopy centers in Mazar-i-Sharif and Herat
present the Foundation to the new team at the Ministry of Health

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Dr. Munib and Dr. Sahab with Prof. Grund in the Institute for Experimental Surgical Endoscopy in Tübingen

Fall 2009: Study visits

Four doctors, who had been trained as part of the Afghanistan Stability Pact, came to Germany on a study visit.

Dr. Munib (Kandahar) and Dr. Sahab (Mazar-i-Sharif) from Oct 16 to Nov 9
Dr. Oqabi (Herat) and Dr. Miakhil (Kunduz) from Nov 13to Dec 7

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Handover of donated equipment and media to Dr. Ahmad Shah Shokohmand, General Director of Health Services Provision. Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan.

June 2009: Mrs Wienbeck travels to Kabul again

There is much that cannot be arranged at a distance. Therefore Mrs Wienbeck traveled to Kabul from 15th to 29th June. The topics for this visit were

The begin of the planned training course for female doctors
The handover of donated equipment and media to the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan
Preparations for the visit of Afghani doctors to Europe to observe best practice in German hospitals next October and November.
Information on the state of medical provision, especially in the area of gastroenterology.

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Kabul, autumn of 2008

November 2008: Mrs Wienbeck in Kabul

Due to many unresoved questions concerning our projects, Mrs Wienbeck travelled to Kabul again. The main goal was to receive the clearance by the Ministry of Health for a postgraduate class on Gastroenterology/Gastroenterologic Endoscopy for female doctors. All educational programs have to be confirmed by the Ministry of Health. More...

Poster at the DGVS

October 2008: Poster at the annual congress of DGSV (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten)in October 2008

The DGSV offered the Stiftung to present itself at its annual congress in Berlin with a poster. Additionall it supported the foundation financially.More...

Joachim Wienbeck presents the foundation at the WGO.

May 2008: The Presentation of the Foundation at the WGO?s Anniversary Celebrations.

During this year?s DDW there was a celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the World Gastroenterology Organisation. At this event, in the context of a ceremony to commemorate the work of Martin Wienbeck, his son Joachim Wienbeck gave a presentation of the work of the Foundation.

Professor Gugler, Mrs Wienbeck and doctors from Afghanistan

April/May 2008: Visit of Prof. Gugler and Mrs Wienbeck to Kabul.

Prof. Gugler and Mrs Wienbeck visited Kabul from 24th April to 4th May, 2008. The main object of their visit was to review the current situation and to plan future projects in Afghanistan. For this purpose, several meetings took place with male and female doctors who have already been trained from Kabul and various provincial cities. More...

Mutter-Kind-Ambulanz prior to its completion, August 2008

April 2008

The Foundation is supporting the building of a mother and child out-patient clinic in the grounds of a girls? school in Gulbahar 80 km north of Kabul. Mehr...

Dezember 2007 ot February 2008

With the support of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), it has been possible to train an additional three doctors in a post-graduate course in gastroenterology/ endoscopy. They come from Mazar-i-Sharif, Kunduz and Kandahar. The training of a doctor from Kandahar means that, for the first time, there is a doctor qualified in endoscopy practicing in Southern Afghanistan. The course took place in Kabul and was conducted by Dr. Sediqi using the well-established curriculum. Further courses are planned.

Dr. Maroofa Haiel, Dr. Najla Nasir und Dr. Samea Hasham as guests at the annual meeting of the DGVS.

September 2007: Visit of three female doctors from Kabulto Germany.

In September 2007, three female doctors from Kabul came to Germany for an educational visit. They recieved training in several hospitals and attended the annual meeting of the DGVS. Additional information can be found here.

Appreciation for the foundation from Mazar-i-Sharif.

Additional deliveries of new and well preserved used medical equipment received in Kabul.

The DAAD were able to collect donations from hospitals and individual doctors. Several well preserved used endoscopes and additional medical equipment were delivered to the endoscopic departments supported by the founsdation in Kabul and other cities. Additionally, the foundation donated a beamer to the hospital at Mazar-i-Sharif for educational purposes.