The Surgery Ship - Season 1

The Surgery Ship - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes8
DatesApr 18, 2017 - Jun 6, 2017

Episodes

Episode 1
Season 1Episode 160 min

Episode 1

When the surgery ship Africa Mercy docks in Benin, West Africa, thousands of desperate people crush the screening line as Nate leads a team overwhelmed by saying "no" to so many, and "yes" to so few.

Apr 18, 2017
Episode 2
Season 1Episode 260 min

Episode 2

More children suffer burn injuries in Africa each year than any other place in the world, and yet proper medical treatment is lacking. Healing them on The Africa Mercy begins with surgery, but it will take months of therapy.

Apr 25, 2017
Episode 3
Season 1Episode 360 min

Episode 3

While medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need, Dr Gary Parker and Captain John Borrow reflect on their decades with the Mercy Ships.

May 2, 2017
Episode 4
Season 1Episode 460 min

Episode 4

Benin is home to Christianity, Islam and Voodoo, a religion where some believe curses cause monstrous deformities.

May 9, 2017
Episode 5
Season 1Episode 560 min

Episode 5

The volunteer medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need..

May 16, 2017
Episode 6
Season 1Episode 660 min

Episode 6

The screening team travels upcountry to remote areas of Benin to bring the resources of The Surgery Ship inland.

May 23, 2017
Episode 7
Season 1Episode 760 min

Episode 7

Mercy Ships' volunteers are faced with an Ebola scare as surgeons treat a young girl with extremely bent legs due to malnutrition.

May 30, 2017
Episode 8
Season 1Episode 860 min

Episode 8

Mother of three, Houefassi, has a crushing tumor removed from her neck in a marathon 9-hour surgery, while babies Riana and Joanes benefit from the life changing intervention of Benins Ponseti clinic.

Jun 6, 2017

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