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The Surgery ShipFollowing a team of Australian doctors as they work to provide lifesaving surgery to those in need on the hospital ship Africa Mercy.

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National Geographic • Aired Jun 06, 2017 • 45mS1, EP8Houefassi, a mother of three, has a crushing tumor removed from her neck in a marathon nine-hour surgery; babies Riana and Joanes benefit from the life-changing intervention of Benin's Ponseti clinic.

National Geographic • Aired May 30, 2017 • 45mS1, EP7The Mercy Ships' volunteers face an Ebola scare; surgeons treat a young girl with extremely bent legs due to malnutrition and a teenage boy with a burn injury so severe, his toes don't touch the ground.

National Geographic • Aired May 26, 2017 • 45mS1, EP6The screening team travels upcountry to remote areas of Benin to bring the resources of the Surgery Ship inland; featured patients include Faith, a young girl with severe bilateral bowed legs.

National Geographic • Aired May 16, 2017 • 45mS1, EP5The volunteer medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need, including a 17-year-old past patient whose facial tumor has returned.

National Geographic • Aired May 09, 2017 • 45mS1, EP4Benin is home to Christianity, Islam and Voodoo, a religion in which some believe curses cause monstrous deformities like 20-year-old Elisabeth's facial tumor, which is so large she hides in the shadows.

National Geographic • Aired May 02, 2017 • 45mS1, EP3While volunteer medics continue to treat extraordinary cases of medical need, Dr. Gary Parker and Capt. John Borrow reflect on their decades with the Mercy Ships.

National Geographic • Aired Apr 25, 2017 • 45mS1, EP2More 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 also requires months of therapy.

National Geographic • Aired Apr 18, 2017 • 45mS1, EP1The surgery ship Africa Mercy docks in the West African country of Benin; 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.

Following a team of Australian doctors as they work to provide lifesaving surgery to those in need on the hospital ship Africa Mercy.

Original Air Date: Apr 18, 2017

Genres: DocuseriesTV Series

Rating: TV14

Playback: HD

1 seasons available on demand (8 episodes)

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