Dr. Kaye, Head Surgeon at Ocean Clinic Marbella, will lead a
team of seven doctors and nurses on a trip to Kenya next March to perform
life changing reconstructive surgery on children and adults.
The team will operate
on patients with disfigurements such as congenital malformations, tumours, burns, scars and other deformities.
Organised in collaboration with
the Pablo Horstmann Foundation Spain, the nine-day charitable mission is designed to help the
poorest families in Lamu, an archipelago located in the northeastern coast of
Kenya.
Says Dr. Kaye: “As a rural area with
few medical facilities and high levels of poverty, Lamu suffers a particularly
precarious health situation.
“Those
who are born with a disfigurement or survive injuries have little chance of
receiving adequate treatment and often remain disabled, unable to provide for
themselves or their families.
“We
will aim to treat as many patients as possible during this mission, making it
easier for them to live a normal life and hopefully giving them the chance of a
brighter future.”
The
initiative is not without its challenges, however – due to lack of facilities,
the surgical team will have to supply and transport all necessary equipment. In
total 400 kilos of material.
Dr.
Kaye adds: “Our team of
volunteers give up their time for free, but in addition to this they have to
pay for their own flights
and accommodation, so it’s a big commitment.”
Companies and
individuals are invited to support the mission, helping to purchase the
materials needed and ensure the team can operate on as many patients as
possible.
The trip to Kenya
follows a similar mission to Peru that Dr. Kaye and his colleagues undertook in
2013. The team were able to help nearly
60 patients in just nine days, including many
children, all of whom have made wonderful transformations.
“Seeing them
smile and shine with confidence makes our work incredibly rewarding. We can’t
wait to get going and help the children and their families in Lamu,” he says.
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