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PANJIM: Swiss Foundation Groupe International Chirurgiens Amis de la Main (GICAM), has begun its second hand surgery and rehabilitation camp at Goa Medical College (GMC) Hospital,
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The initiative aims to enhance advanced hand surgery, rehabilitation, and prosthetic care in the state. The camp, following GICAM’s visit in July and August last year, provides hands-on experience to GMC doctors and is expected to benefit nearly 50 patients. On the first day, four complex surgeries were successfully
performed.
Addressing a press conference, Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) Dean Dr Shivanand M Bandekar said four hand surgeries were conducted at the Goa Medical College, Super Specialty Block, on Monday, January 20. Dr Bandekar said,” This is our second surgery camp with the Goa Medical College as the host hospital along with GICAM. This time we have a bigger team of experts who include five surgeons. We have selected almost 50 to 60 patients. These are the rare cases of hand problems in our state of Goa.”
“There are certain diseases like congenital hand deformities and Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) where people are not able to use their hands. There are many patients having suffered burns and require plastic surgery. There are nerve injuries which require expertise. Today we started the camp and operated on four patients,” Dr Bandekar said and added that patients who had undergone surgeries during the previous camp are doing very well.
Dr Marco Lanzetta Bertani, an internationally renowned Hand Surgeon and Head of the Mission, “We have selected very interesting and challenging candidates. Our idea is to create a centre of excellence in Goa for hand problems. This is what we do at GICAM.”
