We donate to many projects. This is an example of another one where we donated some of our electrosurgical equipment and supplies. We donate because we can, but the surgeons and others donating their time and energy deserve the real praise.
The following is an exerpt from the Virtue Foundation, and what they have to say about the Mongolia Healthcare Initiative.
Virtue Foundation together with Surgical Eye Expeditions and Mount Sinai center for Global Health co-sponsored a teaching surgical mission to Mongolia
In May 2012, a team of 24 volunteer surgeons, residents, nurses, medical students and support staff joined Virtue Foundation’s Director of International Programming and Global Health Dr. Ebby Elahi and Co-Founder and Vice President Dr. Joan LaRovere to perform free, essential surgical care and to train local surgeons toward sustainable advancements in surgical healthcare delivery in Ulaanbaatar and Khovd, Mongolia.
Virtue Foundation in partnership with Mount Sinai’s department of global health sponsored the team of ophthalmologists, ENT and facial plastic surgeons, liver cancer surgeons, micro-vascular surgeons, anesthesiologists, residents, medical students, and nurses from four different countries, including the US, France, Israel and India, to work alongside teams of local surgeons from the First Hospital, Third Hospital, Children’s Hospital, the National Cancer Center and the Khovd Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Mongolia. This was the fourth year in a row that the Foundation has supported this successful surgical mission.
Virtue Foundation volunteers plan to return next year to continue providing best-in-class training and surgical care toward improved service delivery and health outcomes for all Mongolians."
