NEWS
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Stay informed about our latest activities! Follow our updates on recent surgeries, training missions, and collaborative efforts.
Surgical training week, Berekum Hospital - November 2024
We will embark on a training mission at Berekum Hospital in Ghana from 16th - 23rd of november 2024.
Surgical training accomplished:
Training week at Berekum Hospital January 2024
The Norwegian team went on a mission at Berekum Hospital for the first time and piloted a structured hernia training program. Four local doctors were trained and 52 patients where operated.
Surgical week accomplished:
At Dixcove Hospital, November 2022
The team is pleased to welcome its newest member, Jens Bech from Drammen, Norway.
10 years of experience with Operation Hernia in Ghana
Our publication in the Norwegian Journal of Surgery
August 2024
Hurray! A digital training program for Lichtenstein procedure is completed.
We will use the Alfred Surgery educational platform to start structured training of local doctors in Ghana. The trainees will have access to online pre-course content and will be actively assessed through digital assessment forms during our missions.
Surgical week accomplished:
Hernia Surgery and Educational filming at Dixcove Hospital,
May 2022
The team successfully performed 61 surgeries, documenting most procedures with a 4K camera. These recordings will be included into an upcoming digital training program for inguinal hernia on the Alfred Surgery platform.
Announcing the official establishment of the Norwegian International Hernia Team as a non-profit Organization in Norway!
July 2024
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Surgical week accomplished:
Hernia Surgery week to Dixcove hospital april 2023
Thanks to the tireless efforts of the staff at Dixcove Hospital, 58 hernia surgeries were successfully performed over the course of a single week, with no complications arising.