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Event type: High-level events · Webinars · External events
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Photo: OSS Nakuru project
The Nurse Who Never Ignores Her Instincts in Koshi, Nepal
In the latest instalment of Voices of Global Surgery, Smarika Raut, a post-operative gynaecology nurse and OSSC mentor at Koshi Hospital, describes the vigilance and compassion of the hours after surgery, and the case that taught her never to ignore her instincts.
The Matron Teaching Teams to Save Mothers in Damak, Nepal
In the latest instalment of Voices of Global Surgery, Punam Gauro, Nursing Chief at AMDA Hospital in Damak, Nepal, and a mentor in the Nepal OSSC project, describes a career spent turning training into impact for mothers and newborns, and remembers the mother whose recovery still shapes every lesson she gives.
The Power of Professional Societies: Advancing Safe Surgery for Mothers in Nepal
In Nepal, too many mothers still die giving life. Dr. Saroja Pande and the Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NESOG) are working to change that.