{"id":18274,"date":"2025-11-04T14:28:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/dr-leo-cheng-restores-hope-through-lifesaving-surgeries\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:55:32","slug":"grace-a-des-interventions-chirurgicales-vitales-le-dr-leo-cheng-offre-un-nouvel-espoir-aux-plus-jeunes-des-enfants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/fr\/grace-a-des-interventions-chirurgicales-vitales-le-dr-leo-cheng-offre-un-nouvel-espoir-aux-plus-jeunes-des-enfants\/","title":{"rendered":"Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des interventions chirurgicales vitales,  le Dr Leo Cheng offre un nouvel espoir aux plus jeunes des enfants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ghmbgz-5909e786b9c920c43c4c1dd41f6033da\">\n.flex_column.av-2ghmbgz-5909e786b9c920c43c4c1dd41f6033da{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2ghmbgz-5909e786b9c920c43c4c1dd41f6033da av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-20qad4j-bca6a8042311de0ecc9af7b63477064d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-20qad4j-bca6a8042311de0ecc9af7b63477064d{\nheight:100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-20qad4j-bca6a8042311de0ecc9af7b63477064d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mhkmssml-40483cac935822e034e3bc857ae02add '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des interventions chirurgicales vitales, le Dr Leo Cheng offre un nouvel espoir aux plus jeunes des enfants<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Lutter contre la crise chirurgicale mondiale en Afrique de l&rsquo;Ouest.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_18263\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18263\" class=\"wp-image-18263 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_BEFORE_IW219_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_BEFORE_IW219_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_BEFORE_IW219_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_BEFORE_IW219_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_BEFORE_IW219_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_BEFORE_IW219_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_BEFORE_IW219_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_BEFORE_IW219_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memunatu, patiente maxillo-faciale, et sa m\u00e8re en route vers la salle d&rsquo;attente.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Freetown, Sierra Leone \u2013 1 novembre 2025.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Lorsque Memunatu est arriv\u00e9e sur le\u00a0<em>Global Mercy\u2122,<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>un navire-h\u00f4pital \u00e0 la pointe de la technologie, ce b\u00e9b\u00e9 de 10 mois montrait son petit visage alourdi par une grosse tumeur au cou. Elle affectait sa capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 avaler, \u00e0 manger, \u00e0 parler et m\u00eame \u00e0 pleurer. Sa m\u00e8re, Aminata, a \u00e9t\u00e9 orient\u00e9e vers plusieurs m\u00e9decins qui n&rsquo;ont pas pu l&rsquo;aider. Il a suffi d&rsquo;une seule rencontre, de l&rsquo;expertise d&rsquo;un seul chirurgien, pour transformer leur vie \u00e0 jamais.<\/p>\n<p>Anne-Marie van Tonder, b\u00e9n\u00e9vole sud-africaine chez Mercy Ships, a rencontr\u00e9 Memunatu et Aminata \u00e0 l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital de Freetown, et a \u00e9t\u00e9 particuli\u00e8rement touch\u00e9e par la rencontre avec cette famille. Apr\u00e8s avoir mis Aminata en relation avec le\u00a0<em>Global Mercy<\/em>, il n&rsquo;a pas fallu longtemps pour que Memunatu soit prise en charge par le Dr Leo Cheng, un chirurgien maxillo-facial du Royaume-Uni.<\/p>\n<p>Le Dr Cheng, b\u00e9n\u00e9vole passionn\u00e9 chez Mercy Ships depuis deux d\u00e9cennies, a imm\u00e9diatement diagnostiqu\u00e9 l&rsquo;urgence du cas de Memunatu. L&rsquo;examen de ses scanners a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 que, bien que la masse ne soit pas canc\u00e9reuse, elle pr\u00e9sentait de s\u00e9rieux risques pour sa survie.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab <em>Sans intervention chirurgicale, son \u00e9tat aurait continu\u00e9 \u00e0 s&rsquo;aggraver <\/em>\u00bb, a expliqu\u00e9 le Dr Cheng, \u00ab <em>et sa vie pouvait \u00eatre en danger<\/em>. \u00bb<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18265\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18265\" class=\"wp-image-18265 size-large\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250324_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_VERANDA_IW007_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250324_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_VERANDA_IW007_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250324_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_VERANDA_IW007_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250324_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_VERANDA_IW007_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250324_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_VERANDA_IW007_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250324_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_VERANDA_IW007_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250324_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_VERANDA_IW007_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250324_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_VERANDA_IW007_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memunatu, avec sa m\u00e8re, et Anne-Marie Van Tonder, assistante administrative de la clinique de l&rsquo;\u00e9quipage, sur la v\u00e9randa pendant la pause d\u00e9tente des patients.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Une part importante du fardeau mondial de morbidit\u00e9 actuel pourrait \u00eatre all\u00e9g\u00e9e gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une intervention chirurgicale. Malgr\u00e9 cela, 5 milliards de personnes &#8211; soit pr\u00e8s des deux tiers de la population mondiale -, n&rsquo;ont pas acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des soins chirurgicaux s\u00fbrs, abordables et rapides. Selon des estimations approximatives, toutes les deux secondes, une personne meurt d&rsquo;une affection m\u00e9dicale qui aurait pu \u00eatre trait\u00e9e chirurgicalement.<\/p>\n<p>Des travaux r\u00e9cents publi\u00e9s dans\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanonc\/article\/PIIS1470-2045(25)00088-9\/abstract\"><em>The Lancet Oncology<\/em><\/a>\u00a0soulignent comment les retards de soins chirurgicaux, m\u00eame pour des tumeurs apparemment b\u00e9nignes, peuvent entra\u00eener une augmentation des complications, des risques et des souffrances. Les patients subissent non seulement une aggravation des sympt\u00f4mes, mais aussi un isolement psychosocial et une stigmatisation, car beaucoup dans leur communaut\u00e9 les consid\u00e8rent comme poss\u00e9d\u00e9s par un d\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n<p>Le Dr Cheng ferait tout son possible pour \u00e9viter \u00e0 Memunatu cet avenir fait de douleur et de rejet. L\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00e9tait d\u00e9licate ; ses voies respiratoires \u00e9tant d\u00e9j\u00e0 compromises, l&rsquo;anesth\u00e9sie et l&rsquo;intubation n\u00e9cessitaient une coordination extraordinaire entre les \u00e9quipes chirurgicales et les infirmi\u00e8res.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab <em>\u00c0 chaque millim\u00e8tre, j&rsquo;estimais, je calculais et j\u2019essayais d&rsquo;\u00e9viter tout saignement. Tout s\u2019est d\u00e9roul\u00e9 tr\u00e8s lentement, mais de mani\u00e8re sereine et positive<\/em> \u00bb, se souvient le Dr Cheng.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18261\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18261\" class=\"wp-image-18261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_CHENG_IW002_HI-LO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_CHENG_IW002_HI-LO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_CHENG_IW002_HI-LO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_CHENG_IW002_HI-LO-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250318_CHENG_IW002_HI-LO-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Dr Leo Cheng, se pr\u00e9parant avant une intervention chirurgicale.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00c0 la fin de l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration, lorsque la tumeur au cou a finalement disparu, la transformation de Memunatu \u00e9tait frappante. Son beau visage \u00e9tait \u00e0 nouveau bien visible et ses yeux \u00e9taient pleins de lumi\u00e8re et de joie.<\/p>\n<p>Le Dr Cheng a r\u00e9fl\u00e9chi \u00e0 la signification plus large de la gu\u00e9rison de Memunatu : \u00ab <em>Chaque op\u00e9ration de ce type nous rappelle que l&rsquo;acc\u00e8s \u00e0 une chirurgie s\u00fbre n&rsquo;est pas un luxe, mais une n\u00e9cessit\u00e9. Lorsque nous restaurons le visage d&rsquo;une personne, nous restaurons son humanit\u00e9, sa dignit\u00e9, son acceptation et son espoir. <\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18267\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18267\" class=\"wp-image-18267 size-large\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250508_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_HOMEVISIT_IW015_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250508_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_HOMEVISIT_IW015_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250508_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_HOMEVISIT_IW015_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250508_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_HOMEVISIT_IW015_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250508_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_HOMEVISIT_IW015_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250508_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_HOMEVISIT_IW015_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250508_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_HOMEVISIT_IW015_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250508_MEMUNATU_SLG08743_AFTER_HOMEVISIT_IW015_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memunatu, apr\u00e8s son op\u00e9ration, lors d&rsquo;une visite \u00e0 domicile avec sa m\u00e8re.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00c0 PROPOS DE MERCY SHIPS :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mercy Ships exploite des navires-h\u00f4pitaux qui offrent des op\u00e9rations chirurgicales gratuites et d&rsquo;autres services de sant\u00e9 \u00e0 ceux qui ont peu acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des soins m\u00e9dicaux s\u00fbrs. Organisation internationale confessionnelle, Mercy Ships s&rsquo;est enti\u00e8rement concentr\u00e9e sur des partenariats avec des pays d&rsquo;Afrique au cours des trois derni\u00e8res d\u00e9cennies. En collaboration avec des partenaires nationaux, Mercy Ships dispense \u00e9galement des formations aux professionnels de sant\u00e9 locaux et soutient la construction d&rsquo;infrastructures m\u00e9dicales dans les pays concern\u00e9s afin d&rsquo;avoir un impact durable.<\/p>\n<p>Chaque ann\u00e9e, plus de 2 500 professionnels b\u00e9n\u00e9voles provenant de plus de 60 pays servent \u00e0 bord des deux plus grands navires-h\u00f4pitaux non gouvernementaux au monde, l&rsquo;<em>Africa Mercy<\/em>\u00ae et le <em>Global Mercy<\/em>\u2122. Des professionnels tels que des chirurgiens, des dentistes, des infirmi\u00e8res, des formateurs en sant\u00e9, des cuisiniers et des ing\u00e9nieurs consacrent leur temps et leurs comp\u00e9tences \u00e0 acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer l&rsquo;acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des soins chirurgicaux et anesth\u00e9siques s\u00fbrs. Mercy Ships a \u00e9t\u00e9 fond\u00e9e en 1978 et poss\u00e8de des bureaux dans 16 pays ainsi qu&rsquo;un centre de services africain \u00e0 Dakar, au S\u00e9n\u00e9gal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1in4ksz-ef5b77b1703898792028a0ff0b04b108 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  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-18274'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-1cfsvsj-fc4afb84fa5b94a90c5a890b66c30d6d-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_blog  avia-builder-el-first '><a href='https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/news\/'  class='avia-button 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