# The University of the Free State recently participated in a groundbreaking initiative of charitable, fully sponsored robotic procedures in honour of the late former president Nelson Mandela. Four surgeons performed six robotic procedures on six patients over six days across four specialities. The surgeries happened between 21 and the 28th of this month. The university’s professor Anthea Rhoda says robotic surgery has become a powerful tool to address health inequity, empower the public health-care system, and put healing and dignity in the hands of those who need it most.
University of the Free State participated in groundbreaking charitable robotic procedures