The Surgery Ship
External Rating29%
201760 minEnded

The Surgery Ship

Network:National Geographic

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S01E08 - "Episode 8"

Aired on Jun 6, 2017, 4:00 PM

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Description

A team of volunteer doctors and nurses are on board a unique ship. Crammed with medical supplies and volunteer medics, this floating hospital sails to the poorest nations on earth. This year they sail for Guinea on the West African Coast. On arrival they will face the most severe of medical issues, not seen in other parts of the world. But the medical challenges are only half of the story. They will confront ethical decisions as they decide who will be helped and who will not. This is a searing, complex journey for the volunteer medics, as they deal with life and death cases - and balance the fates of these patients in their hands.

Details

Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
April 18, 2017
Ended
June 6, 2017
Schedule
Tuesday at 12:00 AM

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Episodes (1 Season · 8 Episodes)

Episode 1

When the surgery ship Africa Mercy docks in Benin, West Africa, thousands of desperate people crush the screening line as Nate leads a team overwhelmed by saying "no" to so many, and "yes" to so few.

Apr 18, 2017

60 min

Episode 2

More children suffer burn injuries in Africa each year than any other place in the world, and yet proper medical treatment is lacking. Healing them on The Africa Mercy begins with surgery, but it will take months of therapy.

Apr 25, 2017

60 min

Episode 3

While medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need, Dr Gary Parker and Captain John Borrow reflect on their decades with the Mercy Ships.

May 2, 2017

60 min

Episode 4

Benin is home to Christianity, Islam and Voodoo, a religion where some believe curses cause monstrous deformities.

May 9, 2017

60 min

Episode 5

The volunteer medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need..

May 16, 2017

60 min

Episode 6

The screening team travels upcountry to remote areas of Benin to bring the resources of The Surgery Ship inland.

May 23, 2017

60 min

Episode 7

Mercy Ships' volunteers are faced with an Ebola scare as surgeons treat a young girl with extremely bent legs due to malnutrition.

May 30, 2017

60 min

Episode 8

Mother of three, Houefassi, has a crushing tumor removed from her neck in a marathon 9-hour surgery, while babies Riana and Joanes benefit from the life changing intervention of Benins Ponseti clinic.

Jun 6, 2017

60 min

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