Operation International

11/22/2025

A physician and tech from AMSURG’s Connecticut Eye Surgery Center South volunteered with Operation International to help treat hundreds of people in East Africa.

11/21/2025

Check out Team FL's feature on Gulf Coast News! The team served 110 patients durign just one week in Uganda earlier this year 💙

11/21/2025

11/16/2025

That’s a wrap! Operation International’s Canadian chapter finished their first mission to Ghana, completing 93 cases during their week at Holy Family Hospital in Techiman. 💙

The team, founded in 2025, provided much needed complex gynecological surgeries, breast cancer procedures, and General surgeries for urgent cases to the underderserved community in Techiman. The team will also provided training to local doctors through structured sessions on acute care. Great work Team Canada!

11/13/2025

Team Canada has been hard at work in Ghana! 💙

In addition to their slate of life-changing surgeries, the team is also providing training to local doctors through structured sessions on the Fundamentals of Critical Care Support. These educational sessions will build local skills at Holy Family Hospital that will extend beyond the team’s short stay.

Stay tuned to see how this mission wraps up!

11/11/2025

Some action shots from Team Canada’s time in Ghana so far! 💙

The team’s focus is providing much needed complex gynecological surgeries, performing multiple breast cancer procedures, and general surgeries for urgent cases to the underderserved community in Techiman.

Great work, Team Canada!

11/09/2025

Operation International’s new Canadian chapter, Team Canada, has started their inaugural mission! The team arrived in Ghana this weekend and has been hard at work at Holy Family Hospital 🇬🇭

Among the first cases was a successful emergency c-section performed by team leaders Caroline Gauthier, OBGYN MD and Kim T-V, RN MSc, and Andrew Zakhari, OBGYN. Stay tuned to follow along as their mission continues!

11/04/2025

Team LA’s first mission was a success! The team completed 136 cases during their week in Kenya 🇰🇪

The life-changing surgeries included 87 major cases, 35 head, neck, and maxillofacial cases, plus hernias, lipomas, and other minor procedures. This is the first mission by Team LA, which is run by OI’s Country Coordinator for Kenya, Ian Otinga.

Great work, Team LA! 💙