“Before Dr. Kamara, there was no hope,” said Dr. Kehinde Oluwadiya, acting chief medical director of the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospital Complex. He trained there for 12 years, receiving both an MD and a Ph.D. in orthopedic surgery before returning to Sierra Leone in 2020. It’s a miracle,” says Vaca, “I’m trying not to cry.”Facing challenges, practicing kindnessLike most neurosurgery patients, Abibu’s recovery has been long and arduous. I have to follow up on patients,” Kamara said. “The ultimate goal for neurosurgery in Sierra Leone is for us to be self-sufficient.”Sophia Li is a medical student at Harvard Medical School.