For Release: Jan. 2, 2007
It's been called one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century, with more than two million civilians displaced and a death toll estimated at 200,000 to 400,000. Dr. Mike Fletcher, a Pikeville physician who recently traveled to the Sudan to help alleviate the suffering among displaced people from the Darfur region, is Bill Goodman's guest on the next edition of One to One, airing Friday, Jan. 19 at 10/9 p.m. CT on KET2 and Sunday, Jan. 21 at 2/1 p.m. CT on KET1.Fletcher, an interventional pain physician and anesthesiologist at the Leonard Lawson Cancer Center at Pikeville Medical Center, visited the region in early November. He traveled with Healthcare Ministries, sponsored by the non-governmental organization Education Development Organization of Sudan, based in Khartoum. Providing basic health care to children and adults displaced by the ongoing conflict, Fletcher accompanied a group that included a dentist, a physician's assistant and a paramedic.
Fletcher, a Pikeville resident, was born and raised in Ohio yet returned to his Eastern Kentucky roots to practice medicine. His father was raised in Jackson, Ky. In this interview Fletcher describes his background as well as his visit to the Sudan and the profound impact it has made on his life.
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