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AusHEAL Teams – March/April 2019

Medical Work

The longest surgery so far this visit, was a man with a blocked gullet (oesophagus) who had an oesophageal bypass surgery lasting 8 hours. 10 days later he was able to successfully take his first food. AusHEAL is able to bring this expertise through Dr Neil’s skills and experience.

The saddest surgery so far this visit, was a park ranger who was bitten on the leg by a hippo. Transport to HEAL Africa Hospital was a 5-hour journey. In spite of the intensive treatment he received at the hospital, he succumbed to his injuries and lengthy transport.

Training & work by AusHEAL Volunteers

Small groups of AusHEAL volunteer teams with different expertise visited the HEAL Africa Hospital (HAH) in March 2019.

This year, two new surgical trainees joined the COSECSA
(College of Surgeons of East, Central & Southern Africa) training program which is sponsored by AusHEAL. Three HAH doctors are in in their second year of training. Two doctors are in their 4th. All will sit the written exam from the Surgical College in September. Along with surgical training, they are also being educated in anaesthetics.

The AusHEAL container shipped from Brisbane in 2018 contained equipment and supplies for the Training Centre.

Posted by AusHEAL on April 24, 2019