First Medical Mission, Rivers State – Nigeria

At the time of filling this report the mission is still going on. However, this mission was probably the most challenging one in recent years, The electricity generator broke down several times, there were other logistical problems. The team leader Prof. G.B. Gbaanador ,who had already prepared 85 surgical cases before the arrival of Prof. Stuart Quartemont and Dr. Conrado Ordonez ,with  the assistance of local doctors our team was able to take the operating room of Terabor General Hospital in Ogoniland.(same hospital our team conducted the last medical mission in November 2013) Rivers State Nigeria by storm, they performed ten major surgeries on the first day. The train moved to another location, Bosom Hospital in the heart of Port Harcourt with better facilities to handle high risks patients. In spite of this serious challenging we have performed 30 surgeries and saw hundreds of patients. The team train is about on the move to Anambra State some 200 miles from Gokana venue of the mission. Details of the mission will be in our subsequent report; They are expected to leave for the US on the May 8th.