“Stories From the Road,” an initiative of the AAO-HNSF Humanitarian Efforts Committee, is a featured column published monthly in The Bulletin, and spotlights otolaryngology humanitarian outreach work being done in low-income communities around the globe. Clink on the links below to learn more about the incredible organizations and people who are working tirelessly to improve ENT patient care worldwide and how you can get involved.
Africa
Discover how CURE International advances children’s healthcare globally through training and empowering local surgeons during and after cleft lip and palate surgeries.
Discover how One Less Drop is transforming surgical care in Ghana, bringing expertise and training, equipment, and on-the-ground care to local communities.
Collaborating to usher in a new era of patient care for communities across the Northern Province of Rwanda.
The Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) is a strategic response to the need for more surgeons in Africa.
The model in Blantyre is to train local otolaryngologists to stay in the country or the surrounding countries of need.
AMPATH is western Kenya’s first system of sustainable care, and it was developed on a replicable model for other regions and countries.
First otology surgical fellowship in Africa established in Cape Town, South Africa.
Village Life Outreach has decades of experience offering robust, meaningful opportunities for volunteers to provide sustainable healthcare support in rural northern Tanzania.
Asia/Oceania:
REI is transforming healthcare in Vietnam by building up doctors, fostering education, and creating lasting change. Learn how you can get involved.
Collaboration, compassion, and mentorship cross continents, cultures, and decades to provide crucial care and training in the Philippines.
The U.S. Navy has long been involved in humanitarian health assistance. Otolaryngologists have participated in everything from planning missions to high-level surgical care.
For nearly 30 years, REI-Vietnam has sent teams of otolaryngologists to Vietnam, focusing on education in the major otolaryngology teaching facilities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Operation Restore Hope USA, Smile for ME Australia, and the All-Terrain Medical Relief Organization Cebu work in partnership to provide care to patients with cleft lip and palate.
Middle East
Learn more about the SAMS Foundation’s healthcare relief efforts.
Pan America
Discover how a floating hospital provides crucial medical services to underserved communities along the Amazon River in Brazil.
The collaboration between CSI, St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic, and Hospital CIMA Voluntariado has provided life-changing care for children and families.
The University of Pittsburgh and the Eye & Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh are collaborating with Brother’s Brother Foundation to positively impact the otolaryngology-head and neck surgery landscape in Peru.
The Foundation for the Advancement of Cleft Education and Services (FACES) conducts short-term surgical trips in Peru with long-term continuity of care for underserved patient communities.
General
Read more about the mission and vision of the Global OHNS Research Initiative.
