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Wadi El Natrun, Egypt
Field Report
The Clinic That
Serves a Desert
"We had been out of surgical gloves for six weeks. The boxes from Farasha arrived the day before we had three scheduled procedures."
The clinic attached to St. Macarius Monastery has served the surrounding community for decades — but supply chains have never been reliable. Remote geography, limited funding, and a population with few alternatives mean any gap in supplies becomes an immediate crisis.
When our March 2025 shipment arrived, the clinic director described unpacking each box as "unwrapping a kind of miracle." The gloves, dressings, and diagnostic tools inside weren't extraordinary items — but in that moment, they made extraordinary care possible.
