Access to quality surgery is one of several critical needs across Sub-Saharan Africa. Sponsoring surgeries for those in greatest need is an important component of the solution.
With your help, we plan to expand our surgical sponsorships to at least $2 million annually in the near term and to more than $5 million within the next 5 years. Our sponsorships of SAFE-funded surgeries complement our other investments in infrastructure and training, compounding their respective impacts.
Since the program’s inception nearly 6 years ago, African Mission Healthcare has invested more than $4 million to sponsor over 18,500 surgeries.
We currently have 12 hospital SAFE sites in five African countries, involving more than 50 surgeons, 75 approved surgical procedures, and supporting long-term, hands-on training for nearly 40 surgical residents.
During 2019 we sponsored more than 1,200 surgeries and our existing SAFE partners have the need and capacity to do much more.
Surgery is extremely cost-effective in low-income countries. The life of every single patient is impacted. Surgery is even more cost-effective than HIV treatment, which is considered a great success in global health. That impact is amplified as we combine SAFE with advanced training and investments in equipment and facilities at the same hospitals.
SAFE helps maximize these efforts by:
- Helping advance training, expansion of critical services, and increased quality of care throughout the hospital
- Strengthening relationships with local communities by extending compassionate, quality care to the most vulnerable
- Improving each hospital’s surgical processes, quality measurement, and cost