The Tanzania National Mesh Hernia Project and its link with Winchester the Hospitals Trust began in November 2018. The project is a collaboration with The Tanzania Surgical Association.
Colleagues from Hampshire Hospitals, as well as other trusts and researchers at the University of Winchester, are involved in the collaboration, which involves training surgeons in the technique of mesh hernia repair in their local facility. Part of this training incorporates the preparation of affordable surgical mesh so that they can become autonomous in their delivery of service.
The project is supported by 'Surgical teams Working in aFrica Together for Safer Surgery' (SWIFTSS), which help to fund the work.
