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Rwanda is a medical paradox.
The east African nation of 13.1 million has one of the lowest COVID-19 death rates in the world yet the availability of basic medical equipment is limited.
Lou Gerber of La Grande understands this well. The retired Oregon National Guardsman, who served as a medic in Iraq in 2003 and 2004, returned after a two-week trip in December 2020 to Rwanda with his son Matt, who grew up in La Grande but now lives in Dallas, Texas.
Lou Gerber of La Grande, left, and his son Matt Gerber during their visit to Rwanda in December 2020. Matt Gerber/Contributed photo