PLASTIC SURGERY TEAM VISITS MT HAGEN PROVINCIAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL
BY SAMUEL RAITANO
A team of plastic and reconstructive surgeons from Port Moresby General Hospital is conducting surgeries at Mt Hagen Provincial Specialist Hospital in Western Highlands Province this week.
Led by Dr Jackson Nuli, Head of the Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Unit at Port Moresby General Hospital, this is the team’s second visit following last year’s visit.
The team includes surgeon Dr Mitchell Masin and anaesthetist Dr Hilbert Tovirika, supported by local hospital staff.
The specialists are performing six to seven operations daily after screening 30 patients at Cons Clinic on Monday. The program is scheduled to conclude on Friday, with services extended to Saturday if necessary.
The operations focus on patients with cleft lips, severe burns, congenital limb deformities and serious wounds, rather than cosmetic procedures.
The visit is supported by Interplast Australia and New Zealand, a medical charity that sends volunteer plastic surgeons and anaesthetists to 17 countries across the Asia-Pacific while providing training for local doctors.
