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Making a Difference: A Cardiac Surgery Mission to Enugu, Nigeria

November 28, 2017

By: Joel Dunning, Emily Farkas

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This video was filmed during a cardiac surgery mission to Enugu, Nigeria, led by Emily Farkas and sponsored by CardioStart and the VOOM Foundation. It documents the important work that surgical mission groups perform, and hopefully provides insights into what it is like to be on a cardiac surgery mission in a developing country.

3 Comments

Imran Javed says:

November 29, 2017 at 2:24 pm

Keep me updated regarding upcoming overseas missions.

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Benjamin Omoregbee says:

December 3, 2017 at 5:52 am

Inspiring.,..

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Mubashir Mumtaz says:

December 8, 2017 at 12:39 pm

Great Work. We need more people finding solutions and offering services for the developing world.

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Dunning, Joel; Farkas, Emily (2017): Making a Difference: A Cardiac Surgery Mission to Enugu, Nigeria. CTSNet, Inc. https://doi.org/10.25373/ctsnet.5635168 Retrieved: 19:33, Nov 28, 2017 (GMT)

DOI https://doi.org/10.25373/ctsnet.5635168

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