Sussex surgeon launches project to save lives in Ukraine

A Sussex surgeon is helping to save lives in Ukraine by training medics on the frontline and addressing medical needs which have gone unmet during the war.
Megan Baker
By Megan Baker
Published 26th Oct 2023, 12:27 BST
Updated 26th Oct 2023, 12:28 BST
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Surgeon Gianluca Colucci works at Worthing Hospital and is a senior lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

Since the full scale invasion of Ukraine began, Gianluca has been working with charity SmartMedicalAid, delivering teaching, training, medical supplies, ambulances, medical evacuations and many more activities in the war-torn country.

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