#41 Maxillofacial Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa
With Dr Tony Giles
Hear a personal overview of Tony's work in Africa over the last 25 years with his experience in Maxfac across 10 countries, working initially on board Mercy Ships, then with teams on land.
For the last 5 years he has been mainly working alongside mission organisations with an emphasis on one-to-one training, usually in the poorest areas.
Discover the lessons he's learned both surgically and spiritually; what sustainable impact has been achieved on a small scale with a minimal budget; and their experiences of answered prayer.
Dr Tony Giles
Dr Giles graduated BDS in Sheffield 1972, FDSRCS in 1976, OMFS Accreditation 1982 and MDSc Thesis in Leeds 1984. He was appointed Consultant in 1984 in Luton. He then volunteered in Madagascar June 1996 with Mercy Ships, then across Africa yearly until ‘retiring’ in 2000, enabling him, with his wife, a nurse, to work across Africa half the year. Since 2007, they have worked alongside and training local surgeons and nursing staff, and their multinational teams try to build their capacity to deliver quality healthcare, aiming for sustainable development in OMFS. Since 2016 they have recruited teams independently of Mercy Ships and have also been developing a WhatsApp ‘telemedicine’ consultation service.
