Hernia Repair Program Restarted

Hernia's are a common occurrence among men, women, and children in the Kono district of Sierra Leone. They often cause people to miss work and school. Before Ebola, we were able to assist with over 100 hernia repairs offering assistance in transportation, medication, hospital fees, and recovery. We had to put this program on hold for the past year as Ebola spread throughout Sierra Leone. Now that the Ebola crisis is coming to an end and there have been 0 Ebola cases in our district for over 70 days, we've decided to restart our hernia repair program.

Our medical outreach to the 5 villages surrounding our medical clinic is where we are primarily targeting this program. The need is great due to the mining and farming that is done in Kono. Here are some pictures of our most recent hernia patients awaiting their surgeries in our inpatient wing of the Adama Martha Memorial Community Health Center. Just $75 can assist in one hernia repair. Click here to give.