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Benjamin Warf

Blessing, a young girl from South Sudan, recovers from surgery to treat hydrocephalus. Fluid builds up in the brain causing the head to swell.

An American surgeon pioneers surgery for kids in Uganda that helps kids in the US

Medicine

A technique developed by an American surgeon in Uganda is now helping kids in the US as well. “Global surgery is a two-way street,” says the surgeon, who recently won a MacArthur ”genius” award.

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