About us
We are an enthusiastic team of volunteering doctors and dentists from Lebanon and more than 20 other countries, who are willing to help the people in need in Lebanon. Here the team members introduce themselves. Do you know someone personal or is he or she from your country? Do not hesitate to contact!
Ralph F. Zarazir - Lebanese National, Specialist in Oral Surgery & Implantology
He is University teacher at the faculty of dentistry at St. Joseph University in Beirut. Ralph loves traveling and hunting. He enjoys public and humanitarian work.
Lebanon according to Ralph: “Lebanon is my beloved country and my home”.
Markus Warscher - opthalmologist
Markus is from Austria/Germany. He loves his work, enjoys quality time with people. His passion is water and alpine sports!
Lebanon for him: “I am fascinated by the Lebanese people, the mountains and the cedars. And the traffic of course! Would love to drive there by myself one day!”
Martijn Lambert -
dentist
Martijn lives in Belgium. His passion in life: music (professional piano player and singer!) and discovering unknown people and places.
Martijn & Lebanon: “Lebanon for me is a second home! It is showing the world's diversity and complexity on only a few square kilometres. Coming here opens your mind.”
Jarieke van Gurp -
PhD-student cardiology
She is a medical doctor from the Netherlands. Her passion in life is connecting to and caring for people in need.
Lebanon according to Jarieke: “Lebanon for me is abundance of cultures, food, religions and nature. Staying in Lebanon - no single second is the same.”
Jovita Anikinaite - medical doctor, child & adolescents’ psychiatrist from Lithuania
Jovita is from Lithuania and has a professional interest in adverse childhood experiences and trauma related care. Her passion in life – caring for children and helping families to strive. Besides that – travelling and nature!
Jovita & Lebanon: “Lebanon is love at first sight! You fall in love with nature, with cuisine and with culture. But most importantly – you fall in love with people! People of Lebanon is what makes this country beautiful. Their love for their country, their care for those in need and their unity in the midst of tragedy. There is a lot we can learn!”
Vanda Orbán - resident doctor in family medicine and emergency medicine
Vanda has a passion to serve socially exposed groups. Doing medical mission trips combining her passion for medical service with her passion to travel and get to know new cultures and people is her biggest passion in life!
Lebanon for Vanda: “What I love about Lebanon is, first of all, the heart of its people that are eagerly caring for their own people in need just as well as the people fleeing to them. The beauty of their hearts outshines even the beauty of their lands. I hope that our project will be able to help and inspire both locals and people all around the world to serve the people in need. Because there is nothing more beautiful than helping each other.”
Ytina Wolthuis - eldery care physician in training
Ytina lives in The Netherlands. She loves taking a nice walk and sailing! Furthermore she very much likes reading a nice book.
Lebanon: “I love this country and its people so much! And I like to help in organizing our Medical Outreaches.”
Carla Fernández - a Chilean dentist, living and working in Belgium
Carla specializes in paediatric dentistry and works with people with special needs too. She has a heart for them because they are vulnerable part of our society. Apart from work she is passionate about baking and dancing.
Lebanon according to Carla: “Lebanon for me is what it has been through history: a refuge, a blessed land and a land of hope. I’ve been there 4 times since 2016 and I can’t wait to go back.”
Eline Kwekkeboom - Junior doctor from the Netherlands
She has a heart for elderly people care and general medicine. Eline is passionate about discovering and marveling at the beauty of nature. She loves to care for the patients and… learn languages (she speaks English, Spanish, French and German!).
Eline & Lebanon: “What I love about Lebanon is its beauty and its very diverse groups of people all with their own, often ancient, histories. Sadly there's also a big need and brokenness amongst the many refugees and other people hurt by grievous circumstances. That touched me. My wish is that, the project gives, however small, but a little relief and light to them.”
Esther Frei - Opthalmologist from Switzerland
On her free time she enjoys any type of outdoor sports. Furthermore, people and their life stories fascinate her too. Not only that but also a good book can easily get her attention.
Lebanon for Esther: “Lebanon is my second beloved home. Though it is a challenging place, it is an eye-opener for understanding more about religions, different cultures, ethnicities and educational systems. With this knowledge demographic changes and many more future developments can be better understood.”