Who is flyspec
This unique and established flying medical charity is based in Zambia, a vast country, roughly two-and-a-half times the size of the British Isles.
who we help
With poor roads, expensive travel, high levels of poverty and a lack of infrastructure, it is impossible
for the majority of Zambia's population to receive high-level medical attention.
for the majority of Zambia's population to receive high-level medical attention.
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Currently FlySpec has a team of seven Orthopaedic Surgeons and Zambia’s only Plastic Surgeon, Dr Goran Jovic participating in the work.
Together they travel with FlySpec to 17 Government and Mission Hospitals in the remote corners of Zambia. FlySpec has provided specialized orthopedic and reconstructive plastic surgery to remote and rural areas of Zambia for over 40 years. |
The work of FlySpec has grown enormously since Prof Jellis started it in 1982. Over the last 40 years FlySpec has seen over 90,000 patients, performed 27,000 operations and undertaken 2,580 visits to 30 remote and rural areas of Zambia. 60% of FlySpec patients are children.
The kind of operations which the surgeons carry out are the treatment of congenital and acquired deformities, often from neglected trauma and bone infections. Dr Jovic manages hare lip and cleft palate, burns contractures (all too common in rural Zambia where open cooking fires and grass thatched homes are the norm) as well as many other congenital deformities.
The kind of operations which the surgeons carry out are the treatment of congenital and acquired deformities, often from neglected trauma and bone infections. Dr Jovic manages hare lip and cleft palate, burns contractures (all too common in rural Zambia where open cooking fires and grass thatched homes are the norm) as well as many other congenital deformities.
