America Senegal Surgical Initiative - Surgeons Teaching Surg
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Dr. Ruenes teaching surgical technique in Dakar.

Mission of ASSISTS

ASSISTS (America-Senegal Surgical Initiative, Surgeons Teaching Surgeons) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to providing African surgeons with training and support to eliminate suffering from medical conditions endemic to West Africa. The collaboration involves American and West African surgeons working together in Senegal to incorporate contemporary surgical techniques and improve the facilities in which these services are provided.  The aim of ASSISTS is develop a Center of Surgical Excellence to serve the needs of the West African people while remaining respectful of their culture and customs. ASSISTS has also helped open a public health clinic in Yeumbeul, a suburb of Dakar, where over 400,000 people live without access to general healthcare.