Pamela Achieng at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital where the facility successfully performed its first pneumonectomy on her
The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital has performed its first pneumonectomy, a delicate surgical procedure removing an entire lung.
The landmark JOOTRH operation, conducted last week was performed on Pamela Achieng, a mother of eight who had endured years of respiratory distress caused by aspergilloma, a severe fungal infection that had damaged her left lung.
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