Two African students at KU Med Center
In-service training
Two male nurses from Africa observe Dr. Roger Youman, their host at the Medical Center, as he explains the use of medical records in the emergency room. This is part of their in-service training at KUMC. From the left are Paul Koie and Andre Tunda, both from the Sankuru area of the Congo, and Dr. Youmans.
Hawaii wants trees
HONOLULU (UPI) — Christmas without Christmas trees?
That's the predicament facing thousands of Hawaii residents.
The ornaments are ready, presents are wrapped and waiting to be placed under the branches, but 130,000 Christmas trees for Hawaii are sitting in the holds of ships in West Coast ports.
President Nixon has been asked to intervene "on behalf of the children of Hawaii."
A dispute between the Marine
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Firemen's Union and shipping companies over crew cutbacks on new containerized ships has tied up 22 ships in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Ore., and Honolulu.
Dec. 8
1969
Air shipments brought in some trees, which were quickly snapped up. Island residents were also buying more artificial trees than ever before.
A group of citizens, calling themselves "The Save Christmas Committee," sent the President a telegram asking that he "order the Marine Firemen's Union to release the ships bearing Christmas mail and Christmas trees for Hawaii."
By MARY QUINN Kansan Staff Writer
Representatives of nations the world over are on the staff of the University of Kansas Medical Center. Included in this span are two male nurses from Africa.
Paul Koie and Andre Tunda, from the Sankuru area of the Congo, are studying nursing, administration and patient care at KUMC.
Each holds the title of diplomaate infirme (diploma nurse), which is the highest nurse's education obtainable in the Congo. Obtaining a nurse's degree in the Congo requires a grade school education and five years of nurse's training.
In the Congo, Koie and Tunda were in charge of hospitals, made diagnoses and prescribed medicine.
"Their experience and abilities do not compare to any paramedical training program in this country," explained Roger Youmans, physician at KUMC and their American host. "Their training would probably come close to a type of 'junior doctor'." Youmans worked with the men in the Congo three years ago.
Before coming to KUMC, both Koie and Tunda studied English at Southern Illinois University. Otetela is their native language, but they speak five languages.
Koie and Tunda are sponsored by the Methodist Board of Missions, which also pays their salaries. The government of the Congo supports the medical work of the Methodist Church. Koie and Tunda are subject to conference assignment by the Methodist Church, but hope to return to their hospitals in the Congo.
Tunda directed the dispensary at Luluabourg, where he saw 70 patients a day and supervised 39 branch dispensaries. As president of the Congolese Medical Conference, Koie was responsible for medical work in the Wembo-Nyama area and was in charge
of the hospital and dispensary there.
In the Wembo-Nyama area more than 100 nurses served the Otetela people under the supervision of Koile and Tunda.
The men left their homes and families—each has eight children—to come to the United States to obtain more education and to take back ideas to develop programs for the people of Africa. Each agreed that one year did not seem enough time to learn all the things they thought they needed before returning to the Congo.
To receive training in emergency service, Koie and Tunda will spend time at the community
hospital in Smithville, Mo. and at the Wyandotte County Health Department.
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