The first patient to undergo surgical treatment on Africa Mercy since its return to Africa has been welcomed aboard. Docked in the autonomous port of Dakar since February 1s this floating hospital has resumed its original mission to provide free surgeries and medical training on the continent after a 22-month pause caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first admission of patients has taken place just two weeks after the ship’s return to the continent. Surgeries will be ongoing through November this year. A young mother named Sokhna is the first patient to undergo a maxillofacial surgery for a c…

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