INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC SURGERY FOR DEVELOPING AND CRISIS COUNTRIES
The INTERPLAST surgical teams are experienced plastic surgeons, anaesthetists
and surgical nurses making their holidays available for operations completely free of charge in developing countries.
Medicine and surgical instruments brought by the doctors as well as the charges of transport and accommodation of the team are funded by donations.
WE LEND OUR AID TO THE POOREST IN THE WORLD
All over the world, people suffer from diseases leaving bad scars and
disfigurement. Accidents involving burns or animal bites are also very common. Children in particular suffer from this and often have to struggle with it their whole lives.
In many crisis areas, people become victims of violent conflicts. Especially for children, these assaults are traumatizing and without any appropriate treatment,
normal life is impossible.
Doctors from INTERPLAST go to crisis areas free of charge in their free time to operate and treat people in need. In this way, children can be helped to live a life
of dignity that would otherwise be denied to them.
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INTERPLAST Switzerland has worked in the following areas so far:
- Ethiopia
- Burkina-Faso
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Tanzania
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Rwanda
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Jordan
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Palestine (Gaza Strip) and Jenin
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Tajikistan
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Cameroon
- Mali
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
- Mexico
MISSION REPORTS
Uganda, April 2025
St. Francis Hospital Mutolere, Kisoro, Uganda
11.04.2025 bis 18.04.2025.
A third Interplast Switzerland mission was scheduled at St. Francis Hospital Mutolere. This time, the plastic and reconstructive surgery team was joined by a hand surgeon. The team aimed to operate on post-burn contractures, congenital defects, and to perform reconstructions following tumor surgeries. Additionally, the mission served as an evaluation of St. Francis Hospital Mutolere for future hand surgery-focused missions.
Read all the impressions of the team.
Mali, March 2025
Golden Life Hospital, Bamako, Mali
21.02.2025 - 01.03.2025
Cancelled flights did not temper with the success of another Interplast mission in Bamako, Mali. The Interplast team was able to do breast reconstruction after radical mastectomy, one even with another microsurgical DIEP flap. Furthermore we were able to treat countless post-burn victims and treated patients with congenital defects.
Read the mission report for fully detailed information.
Ghana, January 2025
St Joseph's Hospital in Koforidua, Ghana
For the fourth time, a team from Interplast Switzerland travelled to Koforidua, Ghana. This time, the team of 10 specialists consisted of two hand surgeons, an anaesthetist, a nurse anaesthetist, two technical surgical assistants, an occupational therapist, two students and a cook.
26 patients, both elective and emergency, were operated on in just under 2 weeks.
Find out more, read the mission report!