The Surgery Ship Series

2017 TV-14 6h 10m 8.6

A unique hospital ship offering life saving surgery sets sail along the coast of West Africa Africa. They have just one year to do the impossible - to provide the care these people cannot get any other way. On board are volunteer doctors...

A unique hospital ship offering life saving surgery sets sail along the coast of West Africa Africa. They have just one year to do the impossible - to provide the care these people cannot get any other way. On board are volunteer doctors and nurses - now headed straight for the biggest medical and ethical challenges of their lives. Ahead lies illnesses, many they have never seen outside of textbooks. A dramatic journey is underway as they deal with life and death cases and join with patients to transform lives.

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Episodes:

Episode 1

Aired: Apr 18, 2017

In a harbor in Western Africa, a large cruise ship has moored. On it are doze...

Episode 2

Aired: Apr 25, 2017

Surgery commences for three children, years after they were severely burnt. I...

Episode 4

Aired: May 9, 2017

20-year-old Elisabeth struggles with a large facial tumour in Benin, a region...

Episode 5

Aired: May 16, 2017

20-year-old Elisabeth struggles with a large facial tumour in Benin, a region...

Episode 6

Aired: May 23, 2017

The screening team head into remote areas of Benin, where they treat a young ...

Episode 7

Aired: May 30, 2017

Mercy Ships' volunteers are faced with an Ebola scare, as surgeons give hope ...

Episode 8

Aired: Jun 6, 2017

In a nine-hour surgery, a mother has a crushing tumour removed from her neck,...

Info about The Surgery Ship Series

Current Status: Ended

Network: National Geographic Channel

Production Country: Australia

Genres: Documentary