Team LA completed their second mission to Kakamega, Kenya in August. In total, the team provided 66 cancer screenings, 12 speculum examinations, and 49 operations. The women’s health mission included myomectomies, hysterectomies, and other life-saving procedures.


Team LA is comprised of general, plastics and head and neck surgeons and are supported by CRNAs, nurses and scrub technicians. The team goals aims to support OI missions in Kenya and help establish Kakamega as a future base OI missions and operations in Kenya.