{"id":11307,"date":"2023-09-13T18:59:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T18:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/father-is-first-patient-in-sierra-leone-to-receive-life-transforming-surgery-on-board-mercy-ship\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T19:59:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T19:59:08","slug":"father-is-first-patient-in-sierra-leone-to-receive-life-transforming-surgery-on-board-mercy-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/fr\/father-is-first-patient-in-sierra-leone-to-receive-life-transforming-surgery-on-board-mercy-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Premi\u00e8re op\u00e9ration chirurgicale en Sierra Leone \u00e0 bord d&rsquo;un navire de Mercy Ships : Un p\u00e8re de famille b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie de cette intervention qui va transformer sa vie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4z5zqt4-f4e61ebd467090c9b08e515d09c9d28e\">\n.flex_column.av-4z5zqt4-f4e61ebd467090c9b08e515d09c9d28e{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4z5zqt4-f4e61ebd467090c9b08e515d09c9d28e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4jhp3nc-b5e09e2284a5861b60e0c90051b99ed2\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4jhp3nc-b5e09e2284a5861b60e0c90051b99ed2{\nheight:100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4jhp3nc-b5e09e2284a5861b60e0c90051b99ed2 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lmi3dlx8-2fd33e742207c882456d659337a70378 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Premi\u00e8re op\u00e9ration chirurgicale en Sierra Leone \u00e0 bord d&rsquo;un navire de Mercy Ships :<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Un p\u00e8re de famille b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie de cette intervention qui va transformer sa vie<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dltk3c-55c815a191714c072e0647730fb9cc07\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-dltk3c-55c815a191714c072e0647730fb9cc07{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-dltk3c-55c815a191714c072e0647730fb9cc07 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lmi3ecr4-1aaed89e848200ccf751e1053b286fbf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, 13 SEPTEMBRE 2023<\/strong> \u2013 Hier (12 septembre), un homme de 43 ans qui redoutait de vivre toute sa vie avec une tumeur au visage a \u00e9t\u00e9 le premier patient \u00e0 b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d&rsquo;une chirurgie gratuite \u00e0 bord du plus grand navire-h\u00f4pital civil du monde, le<em> Global Mercy<\/em> \u2122, arriv\u00e9 r\u00e9cemment dans le port de Freetown.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel, p\u00e8re d&rsquo;un enfant, pensait que la petite bosse nich\u00e9e au fond de sa bouche, d\u00e9couverte il y a quatre ans, n&rsquo;\u00e9tait qu&rsquo;un mal de dents ou un bouton de fi\u00e8vre. Mais elle a continu\u00e9 \u00e0 s&rsquo;\u00e9tendre vers le bas de son visage et les m\u00e9dicaments n&rsquo;ont pu l&#8217;emp\u00eacher de grossir.<\/p>\n<p>Il s&rsquo;\u00e9tait r\u00e9sign\u00e9 \u00e0 vivre toute sa vie avec cette tumeur, mais il redoutait qu&rsquo;elle \u00e9clate et complique son \u00e9tat de sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Hier, ce Sierra-L\u00e9onais vivant \u00e0 Freetown est devenu la premi\u00e8re personne \u00e0 b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de l&rsquo;une des 2 350 interventions chirurgicales pr\u00e9vues dans le cadre de la mission de 10 mois du <em>Global Mercy<\/em> \u00e0 Freetown.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel, qui a gard\u00e9 le secret de l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9gard son fils et son p\u00e8re pour cr\u00e9er l&rsquo;effet de surprise, partage son \u00e9motion : \u00ab\u00a0Je suis tellement heureux de me rendre sur le navire aujourd&rsquo;hui. C&rsquo;est l&rsquo;un des plus beaux jours de ma vie\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Sa tante a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 : \u00ab\u00a0Apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration, j&rsquo;esp\u00e8re qu&rsquo;il reviendra pour raconter ce qu&rsquo;il a v\u00e9cu.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3fvrxtk-49dc385d1a56414fb1a74ab9c0a446ed\">\n.flex_column.av-3fvrxtk-49dc385d1a56414fb1a74ab9c0a446ed{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3fvrxtk-49dc385d1a56414fb1a74ab9c0a446ed av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lmi3rlp3-38300da61db79ab1269f61e5b054cbb6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lmi3rlp3-38300da61db79ab1269f61e5b054cbb6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lmi3rlp3-38300da61db79ab1269f61e5b054cbb6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lmi3rlp3-38300da61db79ab1269f61e5b054cbb6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-11295 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-11295 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB009_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt='' title='SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB009_HI-MID'  height=\"686\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB009_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB009_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB009_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB009_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB009_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB009_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB009_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-341901k-aadec671ecdd0f8b1913a67e7809c4b3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-341901k-aadec671ecdd0f8b1913a67e7809c4b3{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-341901k-aadec671ecdd0f8b1913a67e7809c4b3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lmi3i8y9-771a98755b09ab4be6be4ba5262a3631 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Selon le Dr Mustapha Kabba, m\u00e9decin-chef adjoint des services cliniques du minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 et de l&rsquo;Assainissement de la Sierra Leone, il n&rsquo;existe aucun sp\u00e9cialiste en chirurgie maxillo-faciale actuellement dans le pays pour une population de 8,4 millions d&rsquo;habitants.<\/p>\n<p>Il explique : \u00ab\u00a0Nous avons des syst\u00e8mes de soins de sant\u00e9 primaires qui fonctionnent, mais nous avons vraiment besoin de personnel sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb. Il exprime toute sa gratitude pour le soutien apport\u00e9 par Mercy Ships lors de telles op\u00e9rations chirurgicales difficiles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11292\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB002_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB002_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB002_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB002_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB002_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB002_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB002_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_EB002_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr Mark Shrime, m\u00e9decin-chef international, a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration, assist\u00e9 par Dr Didier-David Malis, chirurgien buccal et maxillo-facial suisse. Ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9paul\u00e9s par une \u00e9quipe internationale de professionnels qui ont offert leur temps et leur expertise sur ce navire-h\u00f4pital unique.<\/p>\n<p>Keren Fuhrmeister, la directrice de l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital, b\u00e9n\u00e9vole australienne, d\u00e9clare : \u00ab\u00a0Le premier jour de chirurgie est celui que nous attendons tous, car il marque le d\u00e9but de notre mission ici. Nous ne nous contentons pas d&rsquo;effectuer les interventions chirurgicales dont nos patients ont<\/p>\n<p>besoin, nous souhaitons \u00e9galement \u00e9tablir un partenariat avec la Sierra Leone afin de proposer du mentorat, des sessions de formation et une plateforme nous permettant de mieux servir nos patients et de renforcer le syst\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 sierra-l\u00e9onais\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-95nyd4-59a7f6d99992cd1de18d03ad767601ed\">\n.flex_column.av-95nyd4-59a7f6d99992cd1de18d03ad767601ed{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-95nyd4-59a7f6d99992cd1de18d03ad767601ed av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lmi3s89q-862d6c19115b80874aff00d755363373\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lmi3s89q-862d6c19115b80874aff00d755363373 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lmi3s89q-862d6c19115b80874aff00d755363373 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lmi3s89q-862d6c19115b80874aff00d755363373 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-11297 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-11297 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt='' title='SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID'  height=\"686\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLF230911_EMMANUEL_SLF08071_BEFORE_GANGWAY_EB003_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-29iwj94-b421af6a10d75c48915d8973958ba9ea\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-29iwj94-b421af6a10d75c48915d8973958ba9ea{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-29iwj94-b421af6a10d75c48915d8973958ba9ea hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lmi3lwnf-5853d3c9ed687ccaf6ad8d46fc80efb3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>C&rsquo;est la sixi\u00e8me fois qu&rsquo;un navire de Mercy Ships se rend en Sierra Leone depuis 1992. Cette fois-ci, le <em>Global Mercy<\/em>, qui n&rsquo;a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00eatre pleinement op\u00e9rationnel que l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, se concentrera sur des soins permettant d&rsquo;apporter espoir et gu\u00e9rison \u00e0 la population gr\u00e2ce aux sp\u00e9cialit\u00e9s chirurgicales suivantes : maxillo-faciale, g\u00e9n\u00e9rale et sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e en p\u00e9diatrie, orthop\u00e9dique, plastique reconstructive et ophtalmologique.<\/p>\n<p>Le <em>Global Mercy<\/em> n&rsquo;est pas seulement un h\u00f4pital, c&rsquo;est aussi une plateforme de formation flottante qui dispensera des centaines d&rsquo;heures de formation pendant ses dix prochains mois \u00e0 quai \u00e0 Freetown. Les professionnels b\u00e9n\u00e9voles \u00e0 bord, en collaboration avec les partenaires du pays, pr\u00e9voient de former plus de 200 professionnels de la sant\u00e9 sierra-l\u00e9onais avec une gamme \u00e9tendue de cours de formation chirurgicale.<\/p>\n<p>Au cours des cinq missions pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes, Mercy Ships a travaill\u00e9 en \u00e9troite collaboration avec le gouvernement sierra-l\u00e9onais pour offrir des op\u00e9rations chirurgicales s\u00fbres et gratuites \u00e0 un total de 9 548 patients.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 PROPOS DE MERCY SHIPS :<\/p>\n<p>Au cours des deux dernie\u0300res de\u0301cennies, la sante\u0301 mondiale s&rsquo;est concentre\u0301e sur des maladies individuelles, tandis que les soins chirurgicaux dans les pays a\u0300 faibles ressources n&rsquo;ont pas rec\u0327u l&rsquo;attention ne\u0301cessaire. Le manque de soins chirurgicaux entraine pre\u0300s de 17 millions de de\u0301ce\u0300s par an.<\/p>\n<p>Mercy Ships est une organisation humanitaire internationale qui de\u0301ploie les deux plus grands navires-ho\u0302pitaux civils au monde, l\u2019<em>Africa Mercy\u00ae<\/em> et le <em>Global Mercy<\/em>, pour fournir des soins de sante\u0301 gratuits et de premie\u0300re qualite\u0301 aux plus de\u0301munis. L\u2019ONG internationale soutient e\u0301galement le de\u0301veloppement des syste\u0300mes de sante\u0301 des pays h\u00f4tes par la formation des professionnels de la sante\u0301 et la re\u0301novation d\u2019infrastructures. Fonde\u0301 en Suisse en 1978 par Don et Deyon Stephens, Mercy Ships est intervenu dans 55 pays. A bord de ses navires, une moyenne de 3 000 be\u0301ne\u0301voles par an, issus de 60 pays, contribuent a\u0300 l&rsquo;\u0153uvre de Mercy Ships. Des professionnels tels que chirurgiens, dentistes, personnel infirmier, formateurs dans le domaine de la sante\u0301, cuisiniers, marins, inge\u0301nieurs et agriculteurs de\u0301dient leur temps et leurs compe\u0301tences a\u0300 cette cause. Avec des bureaux dans 16 pays et un Centre ope\u0301rationnel pour l&rsquo;Afrique a\u0300 Dakar, au Se\u0301ne\u0301gal, Mercy Ships se met au service des nations en restaurant sante\u0301 et dignite\u0301.<\/p>\n<p>Pour plus d&rsquo;informations, visitez www.mercyships.fr et suivez @MercyShips sur les me\u0301dias sociaux.<\/p>\n<p>Pour plus d&rsquo;informations, veuillez contacter :<\/p>\n<p>Diane Rickard<\/p>\n<p>Directrice des relations internationales avec les m\u00e9dias<\/p>\n<p>Mercy Ships<\/p>\n<p>International.media@mercyships.org<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/press\/\">www.mercyships.africa\/press<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00c9QUIPE M\u00c9DICALE D\u00c9DI\u00c9E \u00c0 CETTE OP\u00c9RATION CHIRURGICALE<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Chirurgiens : Dr Didier-David Malis, chirurgien buccal et maxillo-facial suisse I Dr Mark Shrime, USA I Dr Abraham Camara, Guin\u00e9e (PAACS \u2013 Acad\u00e9mie panafricaine de chirurgiens).<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Anesth\u00e9sie : Dr Graham White, Royaume-Uni I Dr Sarah Kwok, Royaume-Uni<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Chef d&rsquo;\u00e9quipe des infirmi\u00e8res du bloc op\u00e9ratoire : Deddy Kruize, Hollande<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Infirmi\u00e8res : Kari Miller, USA I Bev Hanson, Royaume Uni<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1m0a514-4135c01a080388bd2143a7ea3df9237d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-11307'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-1a4breg-ff6a6c3cafbdeb6f00c83ec951bd2b95-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-14  el_before_av_blog  avia-builder-el-first '><a 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