Swiss Surgery Charity Campaign – Menna
Menna is a 7-year-old girl from the Nile-Delta in Egypt, growing up in poor conditions with two sisters and a brother. Menna’s father is a day labourer, with a...
Read moreMenna is a 7-year-old girl from the Nile-Delta in Egypt, growing up in poor conditions with two sisters and a brother. Menna’s father is a day labourer, with a...
Read moreIn summer 2019 Swiss Surgery got to know Liyanage Poorna Chalanga De Silva in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. He explained to us his desperate situation: His son Ayodh was only...
Read moreVision & Mission The goal of this foundation is the promotion and education of young physicians in the area of spinal diseases. This involves the treatment of complex deformities...
Read moreCardiovascular diseases are still the main cause of death in developing and emerging countries, both in adults and children. In some countries, deaths due to untreated heart disease or...
Read moreAt first glance, five year old Nathaly from Georgia is a normal girl: she loves dolls and is bursting with energy. When she laughs, her blue eyes sparkle. Yet,...
Read moreBetween 1998 and 2008, 8 young doctors from Klausenburg, Romania were trained at the University Hospital of Heidelberg. This scientific and clinical scholarship resulted in numerous publications. For this...
Read moreBetween 2000 and 2008, Lithuania sent 6 young doctors to be educated both scientifically and clinically. This resulted in joint publications. In the wake of the DaVinci programme of...
Read moreSince 2003, several trips were made to Tiflis, Georgia to perform living kidney transplants in children and adolescents. Although in Georgia, some kidney transplants are performed, they only concern...
Read moreHepatitis C is a big problem in Egypt. 12 million egyptians are infected. This caused an alarming number of liver cirrhosis. A liver transplant is usually the patients’ only...
Read moreAn institute founded by German doctor Theodor Bilharz lies in Gizeh, close to the Pyramids, and treats patients without means in liver or other gastroenterological diseases. It was established...
Read moreIn 2007, a team in Pristina led by Prof. Schmidt performed the first ever living kidney transplant in the history of the Kosovo, from a mother to her 16-year-old...
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