In June we sent a volunteer team to Solomon Islands for a 10-day surgical and training program at the National Referral Hospital in the capital, Honiara.
The team leader, Dr Zac Moaveni, said that the visit was a great success.
“In total we did 36 operations; the majority were cleft lip/palate, burns or hand injuries. Surgeries were mostly on children,” he said. “We had a number of repeat patients that came back this year from last year. It’s great to be able to build year-on-year, see patients coming back and doing well and thriving. It really does solidify the desire to keep going back and do more of the same.”
