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The Doctor Who Refuses to Do Nothing in Kano, Nigeria
In the latest instalment of Voices of Global Surgery, Dr. Olusegun Samuel Spaine, Chief Medical Officer in charge of Mariya Sunusi Maternity Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, explains why his answer to delay and scarcity is always to act, and remembers the patient he gave his own blood to try to save.
Caring for Patients Beyond the Limits of the System: A Surgeon's Reality in Kano, Nigeria
In Kano, Nigeria, Dr. Maryam shares the realities of providing maternal surgical care in a resource-constrained setting—where unpredictability, improvisation, and urgent decisions shape every day.