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A heroic Scots surgeon has spent more than a decade delivering life-changing care to people in one of the most remote parts of Zambia .
Every year, Consultant Surgeon in General, Colorectal and Surgical Oncology, Mr Jonathan Hannay, travels thousands of miles from Scotland to Chitokoloki Mission Hospital, a small but vital facility on the banks of the Zambezi River . Patients have often travelled for hours - and in some cases days - to see the surgeon, who works at the NHS Golden Jubilee.
Working with local teams, Jonathan provides complex surgical procedures, from cancer operations to trauma and reconstructive surgery. In many cases, these conditions are rarely seen in the UK , or would have been diagnosed earlier thanks to modern technology which is not availabl