Dr Hendrik Hansen

Dr Hendrik Hansen is a respected veterinarian who has contributed significantly to wildlife and production animal veterinary science over the past few decades. Due to an accident and exposure to the highly potent medicines used for wildlife sedation and aneasthesia, Dr Hansen ended up in a coma in hospital. His condition was so critical at one point that it was considered that he was "brain dead" and that life support equipment should be removed. By a miracle, Dr Hansen survived. His recovery is an arduous process, and it is reported that his medical aid will stop paying towards hospital treatment in the last week of October 2026. We call on members of the veterinary profession, and Dr Hansen's friends and family, to help raise funds for this stalwart of the profession and ensure his ongoing medical rehabilitation needs are met.