Luingean Lannsaireachd/Surgery Ships

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Gaelic documentary about surgery ship Africa Mercy.

Luingean Lannsaireachd/Surgery Ships: Series 1: Episode 6

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Episode 6

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The screening team travels upcountry to remote areas of Benin.

Documentary series following surgery ship African Mercy. In this episode, arrivals on the ship include a young girl with severe bilateral bowed legs.

Tha long ospadail shònraichte a tha a' toirt seachad obair-lannsa aig muir, a' dèanamh air na daoine as bochda ann an Afraga. Chan eil aca ach aon bhliadhna airson an obair do-dhèanta seo a dhèanamh - cùram a' thoirt do dhaoine nach fhaigh e ann an àite sam bith eile. Tha an luchd-meidigeach saor-thoileach a' cumail orra gu trang.

Tha an sgioba sgrùdaidh a' gluasad gu tìr, gu sgìrean iomallach Benin gus goireasan an Long Lannsaireachd a thabhainn an sin. Chì sinn Faith, nighean òg a tha a' fulang le casan crom. Cuideachd tha Jonas, a tha tilleadh le cnap air aodann agus e an dòchas gur e seo an obair-lannsa mu dheireadh a dh' fheumas e agus Thierry, duine le cnap mòr air aodann agus slighe-leigheis fhada air thoiseach air.

A unique hospital ship offering life-saving surgery sets sail for the poorest of the poor in Africa. It has just one year to do the impossible - to provide the care these people cannot get any other way.

The volunteer medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need. Featured patients include Faith, a young girl with severe bilateral bowed legs; Jonas, a return patient whose tumour grew back, hoping this will his last surgery; and Thierry - a man with a huge facial tumour and a dramatic journey of healing.

Luingean Lannsaireachd/Surgery Ships: Series 1

Documentary series following the surgery ship African Mercy.

Documentary series following the surgery ship African Mercy, which offers life-saving surgery to Africa's poorest.

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