Surgery is Primary Care
Liberia
Surgery is non-negotiable for quality care. Yet before PIH began working in Liberia in 2014, 9 of 10 patients needing emergency and life-saving surgery were likely to die or suffer severe disability.
Today, at PIH-supported J.J. Dossen Hospital in Maryland County, surgeons have conducted more than 2,000 lifesaving surgeries since PIH’s arrival, making essential surgical care accessible to those who live farthest from the capital. Crucially, PIH Liberia is also investing heavily training medical residents and interns in basic surgical skills and nurses in critical care.
Dr. Gerald Ekwen, PIH Liberia’s general surgeon, and his team in an operating theater at J.J. Dossen Hospital in Harper, Liberia.
© Photo by Wellington Dennis / PIH