Albanian Health Fund, Christian Medical Missions

Albanian Health Fund Board member and 'In His Image" International's Director of International Conferences, Dr. Christopher Jenkins was recently named winner of prestigious annual Smilkstein International Family Medicine Award. Dr. Jenkins clearly exemplifies the qualities upheld by Dr. Gabriel Smilkstein that he believed to be most important including those furthering the development of family medicine education throughout the world. Dr. Jenkins combines medicine and missions by spending four to six months a year overseas; he has expanded his work into consulting with a network of residency programs, medical schools and even ministries of health in several different countries.
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Dr. John Gillan was honored at the Fall 2009 Conference for his outstanding contributions to the education of Albanian students in the stomalogy field.
President Bamir Topi of Albania welcomes Albanian Health Fund (AHF) Team Members Dr. John Gillan and Father Tom Brindley (AHF Team Chaplain) to his office to discuss the annual AHF Sponsored Medical Specialties Conference which was being held in Tirana in October of 2008. Pictured: Father Tom Brindley, Dr. Besnik Gavazi, Dr. John Gillan, President Bamir Topi, Dr. Rozarka Budina, Dr. Emin Kuzumi.

	In June, 2008, our own AHF Director, Dr. John Gillan, was recognized for his medical mission work in Albania & Africa in the feature article in the Journal of the Arizona Dental Association. Dr. Gillan has participated in 12 medical mission trips to Albania with the Albanian Health Fund as well as several trips to Africa, Romania, and Kosovo. Read the article here. (Used with permission, Arizona Dental Association)

	At the February 2008 Board meeting, Dr. Rudy Oehm was recognized for his services to AHF and the Albanian people. Dr. Oehm made 25 trips to Albania in the last 15 years. The board presented Rudy and Marge with a gemstone globe of the world.