Marci Foundation is organizing another surgical mission at the Platinum Surgery Center in Nairobi, Kenya in April 2026. 

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PRESCREENING:

 

Patients seeking surgical care for FGM must register at the link above. Once registered, they will be referred for surgical prescreening by Dr. Adan and his team of local providers, at Platinum Surgery Center in Nairobi. During prescreening, a full medical history and examination will be performed. If they are deemed good candidates for surgical intervention, they are offered Clitoral Restoration Surgery and a tentative surgical date will be given.

 

SURGICAL MISSION: 

 

Our surgical mission will be Monday – Friday, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. During this time, surgeons meet with the patients who are scheduled for surgery that day, discuss risks, benefits, alternatives, indications of surgery, and post-op surgical follow-up plan. Additionally, the preop exam is performed, labs are reviewed, and final surgical consents are signed. After the preop exam, patients are brought to operating rooms where they receive the spinal/epidural anesthesia to numb them from waist down. The surgical team performs a surgical prep on the vulva/vagina and covers their lower half in a sterile drape. The clitoral restoration surgery is performed, and afterwards, patients are cleaned and transferred out of the operating room to recover in the post-op nursing area. After a few hours of observation, patients are sent home with a family member or friend. 

 

Each CRS case takes about 45 minutes – 1 hour; about 10 cases are performed per day. 

 

FOLLOW-UP 

 

After each mission, each patient gets added to a contact list and invited to join virtual education and therapy sessions online. Marci Foundation's local surgeons, Dr. Adan and his team, follow-up with patients to perform post-op checks and exams, as needed.