After our fellows return to their home institutions, the International Orthopedic Trauma Collaborative works diligently to provide them with essential equipment for trauma care. The equipment we send includes orthopedic implants, screws, and plates, as well as other vital tools such as C-Arm machines.

We just raised the funds in collaboration with the Ethiopian Community Organization of Kansas City to send a container of medical equipment to AaBET Hospital, Ethiopia’s only public dedicated trauma center. We are now in the process of procuring equipment. This effort comes shortly after sending a container to St. John Paul II Mission Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, taking them from 1 to 6 operating rooms.