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Episode 8: Taking the Helm

The volunteer medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michelle White travels to Lakossa to help train Beninese medics. Physiotherapist Nick Veltjens mentors local physiotherapist Melchior in the Ponseti method of treating club feet. Featured patients include Howefassi – a woman with a large and complex neck tumour that tests surgeon Mark Shrime to his limits, Baby Joanes – a clubfoot patient treated by the Ponseti team, and Baby Riana – a girl with a rare disease called arthro-gryposis that can only be partially treated on the ship.

More coming soon. 

Episode 6: The Long Road Home

The volunteer medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need. The screening team travels upcountry to remote areas of Benin to find patients who need help. Featured patients include Faith – a young girl from Kandi with severe bilateral bowed legs, Jonas from Ghana who had surgery on the ship 10 years earlier but his facial tumour has grown back, and Thierry – a mechanic from Parakou whose life-saving surgery turns out to be just the beginning of a dramatic journey of healing.

More coming soon.