Medical
Station:
National Geographic Channel (US)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2017-04-18
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A team of volunteer doctors and nurses are on board a unique ship. Crammed with medical supplies and volunteer medics, this floating hospital sails to the poorest nations on earth. This year they sail for Guinea on the West African Coast. On arrival they will face the most severe of medical issues, not seen in other parts of the world. But the medical challenges are only half of the story. They will confront ethical decisions as they decide who will be helped and who will not. This is a searing, complex journey for the volunteer medics, as they deal with life and death cases - and balance the fates of these patients in their hands.
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S1E6 - Episode 6
The screening team travels upcountry to remote areas of Benin to bring the resources of The Surgery Ship inland.
Air Date: 23 May 2017 11:00 (CDT)
S1E7 - Episode 7
Mercy Ships' volunteers are faced with an Ebola scare as surgeons treat a young girl with extremely bent legs due to malnutrition.
Air Date: 30 May 2017 11:00 (CDT)
S1E8 - 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.
Air Date: 06 Jun 2017 11:00 (CDT)