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The importance of Health Informatics in Kenya - Cirugía Solidaria and GNU Health

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 06, 2023

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The team from Cirugía Solidaria has completed another successful campaign in the African continent.

The project took place in the hospital of Maragua, in Muranga county, Kenya. Dr. Victor López, from Cirugía Solidaria, describes the experiences during the seven day mission:

“In our latest project in Maragua, Kenya, we had 406 patient evaluations, and 142 of these patients underwent surgery. Some relevant information on the surgical procedures were 32 pediatric surgeries, 22 goiter, 11 cervical masses and 13 oncological surgeries. In addition, we detected 36 patients with cancer that were referred to the Kenya National Cancer Registry for treatment and followup.”

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