Abstract

NOVOA RODRIGUEZ, Margarita; LOPEZ SUSO, Eugenia; ROMANI OLIVE, Manel  and  DIAZ ALLEGUE, Manuel. Humanitarian work in Africa. Our experience. Cir. plást. iberolatinoam. [online]. 2019, vol.45, n.3, pp.327-338.  Epub Dec 16, 2019. ISSN 1989-2055.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0376-78922019000300327.

The third humanitarian aid campaign by the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SECPRE) in Monrovia (Liberia) was carried out in November 2018 and reflects the continuation of such aid programmes in the African continent promoted by the NGO Juan Ciudad.

As in other humanitarian missions involving plastic surgeons, the objective is to improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable population and to collaborate in their reintegration into society.

The surgical humanitarian campaigns have a round trip date, with a surgical activity project to be developed in a few days and under limited resource conditions. Good planning, based on the data obtained from previous experiences contributed to the achievement of our objectives.

Our aim presenting this article is sharing our personal experience in this project.

Keywords : Humanitarian Plastic Surgery; Burns sequels; Congenital malformations.

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