The Surgery Ship - Season 1

Season 1
Episodes

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.

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.

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.

Episode 4
Benin is home to Christianity, Islam and Voodoo, a religion where some believe curses cause monstrous deformities.

Episode 5
The volunteer medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need..

Episode 6
The screening team travels upcountry to remote areas of Benin to bring the resources of The Surgery Ship inland.

Episode 7
Mercy Ships' volunteers are faced with an Ebola scare as surgeons treat a young girl with extremely bent legs due to malnutrition.

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.
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