Aminata Kamara, age 37, was disabled by polio as a child.  Some years ago Aminata earned a certificate in tailoring at a vocational school,  but she never managed to acquire a sewing machine.  She could only do piece- work in other tailors’ shops, and only if a machine equipped with a hand crank was available. […] Lees verder →

Abdulai Jalloh, was struck by a hit-and-run motorcyclist about four months ago in Sierra Leone, leaving his his upper-left arm fractured and with no hope of healing since the bone ends did not line up or touch each other. On November 5 Abdulai was seen by an orthopedic surgical team visiting Sierra Leone from the […] Lees verder →

I remembered my friend, brother and a patient of ASN (on the right) telling me at the time I visited Sierra Leone saying this disease have paralysed my spine today, but will never paralyse my dreams again. He was very courageous and strong in the mind and never let sorrow over took his life. ASN […] Lees verder →

When I first saw 17 year-old Theresa Saidu in February, 2017, I was sure that she could not survive. Her entire mouth was full of her lower jaw which had expanded as if it were an inflated balloon. The tumor was large and hard, but Theresa was able to swallow creamed foods which she passed […] Lees verder →

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On February 4, 2017, When Africa Surgery was introduced to 17-year-old Theresa Saidu, her mouth was almost entirely filled up with her lower jaw, which had been converted into a massive benign tumor. Photos were sent to the surgeon at the Kijabe Hospital in Kenya who replied that he believed he might be able to […] Lees verder →

Tom Johnson, founder of Africa Surgery, Inc. (ASI), has recently returned from his latest trip to Sierra Leone and has written up a report on his work during this trip, covering October 2016 until March 2017. On October 30, 2016, ASI sent Alusine Kargbo, age about 40, and Mateneh Marrah, age 38, from Sierra Leone […] Lees verder →

On October 30, 2017, Africa Surgery Inc. sent Mateneh, age 38, from Sierra Leone to Kenya. She had a large tumor which had began about five years before on the left side of her face and neck. The tumor was removed by Dr.David Nolen, a young American surgeon volunteering at the AIC Kijabe Hospital, a […] Lees verder →

Adamsay is a 8 year old girl. She was last seen by Africa Surgery in 2016 with an acute life threatening kyfosis. After medical screening she was immediately taken to Ghana for surgery. Thank God, with the help of you the donors, today Adamsay Bangura can walk straight again. She would no longer be ashamed […] Lees verder →

Fatmata, age 35, lives in a small farming village in Sierra Leone. Fatmata’s uterus had been bloated with fibroid growths to the point of threatening her life. Just four days after a complete hysterectomy and two blood transfusions made possible with funds from Africa Surgery Netherlands, Fatmata was able to walk from her hospial bed […] Lees verder →