Stories of Impact

Trauma is the new epidemic.

Due to industrialization in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, trauma is claiming lives at an unprecedented rate. As the city’s population and labor force grows, injuries have skyrocketed. Our solution consists of surgical training, collaborative research, distribution of orthopedic equipment, and building a hospital. 

Patient Story

Kurdis, is a merchant from Addis Ababa, who suffered a gunshot wound to her lower extremities while traveling in Qatar. After 8 hours past the

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Sagera, a 19 year old merchant and Arsenal fan from rural Ethiopia, after moving to Addis Ababa alone for work, was hit by a taxi,

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Patient Story

Abdurrahman, an 11-year-old student residing in Hosana, Ethiopia, suffered a leg fracture while playing a game of tetherball. Initially trying to hide his injury, Abdurrahman

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Kokebe Gebru, a retired military officer, was struck by a pickup truck while walking around the streets of Bishoftu, a city just South East of

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In the rural outskirts of Ambo, an elderly mother of eight suffered a fall, resulting in a life-threatening hip fracture. The severity of her injury

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