Nigeria lacks an equitable healthcare system. Low earnings characterize the income in rural areas where 55% of Nigerians who cannot afford basic medical care live. An organized rural medical and surgical outreach program can augment the formal healthcare system. Objective: To key into the International College of Surgeons Humanitarian Surgery Program by providing surgical specialists through collaboration to a sustainable free medical and surgical program.
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