The Surgery Ship
2017 · National Geographic · 60 min · 1 season
S01E08 · Episode 8
Wed, 7 June, 2:00 am
Mother of three, Houefassi, has a crushing tumor removed from her neck in a marathon 9-hour surgery, while babies Riana and Joanes benefit from the life changing intervention of Benins Ponseti clinic.
About
A team of volunteer doctors and nurses are on board a unique ship. Crammed with medical supplies and volunteer medics, this floating hospital sails to the poorest nations on earth. This year they sail for Guinea on the West African Coast. On arrival they will face the most severe of medical issues, not seen in other parts of the world. But the medical challenges are only half of the story. They will confront ethical decisions as they decide who will be helped and who will not. This is a searing, complex journey for the volunteer medics, as they deal with life and death cases - and balance the fates of these patients in their hands.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Wed, 19 Apr· 60 minWhen the surgery ship Africa Mercy docks in Benin, West Africa, thousands of desperate people crush the screening line as Nate leads a team overwhelmed by saying "no" to so many, and "yes" to so few.
- E02
Episode 2
Wed, 26 Apr· 60 minMore children suffer burn injuries in Africa each year than any other place in the world, and yet proper medical treatment is lacking. Healing them on The Africa Mercy begins with surgery, but it will take months of therapy.
- E03
Episode 3
Wed, 3 May· 60 minWhile medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need, Dr Gary Parker and Captain John Borrow reflect on their decades with the Mercy Ships.
- E04
Episode 4
Wed, 10 May· 60 minBenin is home to Christianity, Islam and Voodoo, a religion where some believe curses cause monstrous deformities.
- E05
Episode 5
Wed, 17 May· 60 minThe volunteer medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need..
- E06
Episode 6
Wed, 24 May· 60 minThe screening team travels upcountry to remote areas of Benin to bring the resources of The Surgery Ship inland.
- E07
Episode 7
Wed, 31 May· 60 minMercy Ships' volunteers are faced with an Ebola scare as surgeons treat a young girl with extremely bent legs due to malnutrition.
- E08
Episode 8
Wed, 7 June· 60 minMother of three, Houefassi, has a crushing tumor removed from her neck in a marathon 9-hour surgery, while babies Riana and Joanes benefit from the life changing intervention of Benins Ponseti clinic.
