Expanding access to surgical care in rural areas of Sierra Leone (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Expanding access to surgical care in rural areas of Sierra Leone

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Trained community health officers in Sierra Leone also do surgeries to treat ulcerated wounds. This kind of problem, left untreated, can result in the loss of a limb for the patient. 

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