DRC: An innovative approach to lifesaving war surgery
Doctors Alain Kabakuli, surgeon, and Pierre Kabuya, anaesthetist, explain how war-wounded patients are treated at Bukavu General Hospital with the limited means available in the region. In this video we also learn how sugar and honey help heal wounds.
First of a series of five videos that illustrate different aspects of innovative war surgery in a bare-bones context.
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The second - War surgery in DRC: Emergency triage
The third - DRC: Performing war surgery without electricity
The fourth - DRC: After the operation, learning to move again
In eastern DRC, the ICRC trains specialists in war surgery to ensure the best possible treatment for patients with bullet or knife wounds. Since the beginning of the project in November 2012 in Goma (North Kivu), and then in Bukavu (South Kivu) in February 2013, 1,500 patients have had surgery. For the time being, the ICRC maintains an expatriate surgical team in Bethesda/Ndosho hospital in Goma. In Bukavu general hospital, local surgeons no longer need direct help from the ICRC and, since July 2015, we have provided only technical supervision and financial and material support.