Claire Touliatos, a Lee University Nursing School graduate, kneeling in center, with women from Maasi land, where she spent several weeks learning and educating
Claire Touliatos, a May graduate from Lee University’s School of Nursing, has returned from Tanzania where she had the opportunity to learn about their culture and educate the women on healthcare.
“During her time as a nursing student at Lee, it was always apparent that Claire had a heart for missions,” said Dr. Amy Jo Perry, dean of Lee’s School of Nursing. “She is a great example of how God equips those He has called. I'm so proud of her desire to serve and her willingness to use what she has learned to help others.”
Ms. Touliatos travelled to the Maasai land in Tanzania where she spent three weeks getting to know the residents and teaching the women about menstrual cycles, planning pregnancies, and how to prevent, identify, and treat common infections associated with the female reproductive system. She was also able to provide much-needed products for the women.
“It was eye opening to see how many women have lived so long and do not know anything about their bodies because they have never been taught,” said Ms. Touliatos. “Some of the women I spoke with had no idea they even had an organ called a uterus.”
According to Ms. Touliatos, her most memorable part of the trip was sharing what she had learned to others, and that her time at Lee allowed her to help the members of the village holistically, not just medically.
“I got to pray over the women and their children,” said Ms. Touliatos. “I can see the Lord opening up doors for the Gospel to be spread through the teaching and promoting of women’s health.”
For more information about Lee’s School of Nursing, visit leeuniversity.edu/academics/nursing/.