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I will be part of the Anaesthetic team alongside other medical volunteers giving life changing surgery to 45 patients with severe facial disfigurements over an intensive 2 week period of operating. This will occur in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The incredible charity recruits patients throughout the year and prepares those suitable for surgery. The patients suffer from a range of conditions including, burns, animal attacks, noma or medical conditions which have developed far beyond anything that would be experienced in the UK. Some cannot even smile or eat and are considered outcasts. There is a lack of understanding within the villages as to what these inflictions are or how to deal with them. This has led to attempted treatments by local healers where growths or wounds are burnt, often furthering the damage. This makes the treatments we provide, including the surgery, complicated - hence the term 'Complex Mission'.

This will be my first charity mission and I feel humbled to be able to help. No doubt this will be a life changing experience not only for the patients but for me too. Every penny counts and any donation you choose to give will make a huge difference.