Summer Intern Spotlight
“If I’m walking down the riverbank, and a man is drowning, even if I don’t know how to swim very well, I feel this urge that the right thing to do is to try and save that person.” -Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health My name is Daniel...
read moreIntegrating Nurse Training
February 26 – March 2, 2018, Mission: Restore and Bugando Medical Centre completed a fourth surgical training trip in reconstructive and plastic surgery together in Mwanza, Tanzania. The training marked our first dual program to train surgeons and nurse staff on burns...
read moreAfrica Regional Training in Reconstructive Surgery. Application Open! Click here to apply.
If you are a surgeon based in Africa with an interest in reconstructive surgery you are eligible to apply! All applicants will be considered on a rolling basis. Deadline April 2nd, 2018. Application below (approximately 10min to complete 22 questions). powered by...
read moreSutures that Bind Us: The Experiences of Women Surgeons in United States & Tanzania
From Denver, Colorado U.S.A. to Mwanza, Tanzania, we work with some extraordinary #WomenInGlobalSurgery. "Two women, working within two completely different economic, cultural and social contexts, thousands of miles apart, end up sharing very similar experiences,...
read moreWomen in Surgery Campaign Launch
Mission: Restore's Fall Campaign highlights the importance of "Women in Surgery". The campaign will feature remarkable female surgeons from across Africa and highlight the important roll these women play as leaders in their hospitals and communities. Mission:...
read moreTRHM Strengthening Programs with All Female Emergency Response Teams
Mission: Restore’s partner Tanzania Rural Health Movement (TRHM) has recently joined forces with MakeSafe International and with the Nomadicals in building out a new project: ONE-Team. MakeSafe International will assist Trek Medics International and TRHM with the...
read moreVolunteering with Surgeons: One High School Student’s Experience
My name is Nina Alizadeh and I'm a high school student currently living in London. This summer I was fortunate enough to volunteer at Mission: Restore’s East Africa Regional Training (EART) in Mombasa, Kenya. I wanted to come to Mombasa and the training to be able to...
read moreEast Africa Regional Training 2017
On June 19-21, 2017, Mission: Restore hosted the 2nd Annual East Africa Regional Training (EART) on reconstructive surgery and post-operative care in partnership with Coast General Hospital, Smile Train, and the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa...
read moreSummer Intern Spotlight
My name is Nayab, the newest member of Mission:Restore as the summer intern. I am from Queens, New York, but currently studying Biology and Nonprofit Leadership at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In the summer of 2015, I interned at a government hospital...
read moreEAST AFRICA REGIONAL TRAINING 2017
Annually, Mission: Restore hosts the East Africa Regional Training, which brings together surgeons from hospitals throughout Africa.We provide hands-on reconstructive surgical training, lectures, workshops, and offer surgeons networking opportunities to share common...
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