Norwegian plastic surgeon to KCMC

During the summer, Arvid Eriksen (no. 2 from the left) and his family will move to Moshi in Tanzania, where he will work as a volunteer at the KCMC hospital for one year. Arvid is a trained plastic surgeon with a passion for burn treatment.

At KCMC, he will contribute to building the local capacity in the treatment of burn injuries – both by training surgeons and nurses and by strengthening the technical equipment needed to provide children and adults with the best possible care.

An important focus for Arvid is to establish a dedicated team for the treatment of burn injuries and to ensure access to imperative surgical equipment. Among other things, he will bring with him an electric dermatome (Humeca D80), donated by Care4Burn, which enables repeated, gentle skin grafts from the same donor area.

We look forward to follow Arvid’s work and wish him all the best in his preparations for his departure! 🔥