New group of hernia patients helped

This group had surgery at New Hope Hospital in Makeni. These are poor farmers who can barely make ends meet. In Africa most farmers are usually not rich, and because of the physical and laborious work they do with their hands they are at great risk of getting a hernia. That is why we accompany […] Lees verder →

Successful Hernia surgeries

Multiple patients recently had a hernia surgery with the help of Africa Surgery Nederland. One of the patients, Mohamed Kamara, says: “Thanks to Africa Surgery I can go freely outside. I don’t have to be ashames anymore.” So we ask you for your ongoing help so we can continue to help people like Mohamed. Lees verder →

Wheelchairs for Sierra Leone

Thanks to the noble work of one generous man in Belgium who help us by donating these wheelchairs to our organization for people with disabilities in Sierra Leone. We have managed to successfully ship them to Sierra Leone. Please help to donate and make life changing for this people’s of disabilities in Sierra Leone. Lees verder →

Mariatu helped by our volunteer therapists

Mariatu Koroma, age two years seven months,  has never started to walk due to an undetermined developmental delay or neurological road block.  Africa Surgery brought Mariatu to the Adventist Hospital in Magbenteh, Sierra Leone where she began to be assessed and to receive treatment by Lena Lohmann and Manuela Bolte.  The two young physical therapist, […] Lees verder →

Idrissa Kamara enjoys his life again

Thanks to our Belgian neighbors and the wheelchairs they have donated, because Idrissa Kamara can now smile again. In name of the disabled community in Makeni Africa Surgery Netherlands would like to thanks all the people who donated the wheelchairs and financed the shipment for their compassion and help. Lees verder →

Aminata has her own sewing machine

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 →