Mission: Restore

19/09/2019

Before and after of our 74 year old cleft lip patient! So wonderful to be able to give this man an incredible smile. Our Sengerema trip is still in full swing and we're looking to change even more lives.

18/09/2019

Today we're operating on a 75 year old man who has lived his entire life with a cleft lip. This makes him the oldest patient to be operated on for a cleft lip in history surpassing the previous Guinness World Record of 67 years. We're beyond proud of our team for making a life changing impact on the lives of so many people in Sengerema!

“Updates from the field: We're about to operate on a 75 year old man with a cleft lip. The for oldest patient operated on for a cleft lip is 67! https://t.co/cmQ1oZxO3Q”

18/09/2019

Our work in Sengerema is still in full swing! Here you can see one of our educational grantees, Dr. Francis Tegete finishing up surgery led by our lead surgeon trainer, Dr. Metasebia Abebe. Talk about !

16/09/2019

Today kicks off our September surgical training trip at Sengerema District Hospital! 4 cases were operated on and lead by our surgeon trainer, Dr. Metasebia Abebe who's guiding the local staff through cleft lip and palate repairs and burn contracture releases.



From left to right: Stephen Kamuhanda, Dr. Francis Tegete (M:R Grantee), Dr. Abebe, Dr. Anne Macharia (M:R Africa Programs Manager), and Dr. Rian Jager

13/09/2019

Just two days left to apply for a Mission: Restore educational grant! If you're pursuing a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency in Africa, we want to help! Follow the link below to apply!

https://forms.gle/ihVnGNWsZBqMM3L28

11/09/2019

Mission: Restore values each and every one of our donors for their contributions supporting our mission. This special group of six young individuals dedicated their time, and effort towards a lemonade stand with the intention of donating their proceeds to Mission: Restore. This group of young entrepreneurs gives us hope for the future of global health and philanthropy!

08/09/2019

At Mission: Restore, we pride ourselves on not "Operating For". In two weeks, we will be at Sengerema Hospital in Tanzania for a Surgical Training Trip. Our Surgeon Trainer, Dr. Metasebia Abebe will be operating alongside surgeons from Sengerema Hospital and guiding them through a number of specially selected cases to increase the surgeons' surgical capacity. Stay tuned for more updates!

05/09/2019

Mission: Restore's Africa Program Manager, Dr. Anne Macharia joined other global health leaders, policy makers, advocates, entrepreneurs and academics in building consensus on prioritizing health systems pillars during the 8th East Africa Healthcare Federation Conference.

23/08/2019

"Women now make up 51% of western medical school trainees, yet we are greatly under-represented in specialties, particularly surgery."
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Unfortunately the under-representation of women in surgery in Africa is even greater than here in the western hemisphere! We here at Mission: Restore are firm believers that women do indeed make great surgeons! That's why we proudly support a women in surgery campaign. Check out this incredible article that explains part of what makes women such wonderful surgeons!

Find out more about our Women in Surgery Campaign here: https://missionrestore.org/women-in-surgery/

“The ideal surgeon should have the eye of an eagle, the heart of a lion and the hands of a woman.” Great article on why women make great surgeons!

04/07/2019

Day 2 of the is getting started with Gilbert Murithi of teaching our participants about how they are enabling high quality, low cost care for universal health coverage.