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Ukraine: At the Heart of a Surgical Mission in Lviv

By United Surgeons For Children In Lviv, a city in western Ukraine, United Surgeons for Children (USFC) regularly organizes one-week missions with French volunteer surgeons and nurses. Their mission: to train their Ukrainian counterparts in specific war surgery techniques and infection prevention. In the corridors of Saint-Panteleimon Hospital, Dr. Stéphane

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USFC at the 8th Annual WCPCCS

By United Surgeons For Children From August 25-30, USFC Executive Director, Martin Bischoff and Dr. Laurence Boutin, Medical Director at La Chaine de l’Espoir joined nearly 6,000 participants at the 8th Annual World Congress for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. During the conference, Dr. Maurice Sarano presented the ECHOES platform, which allows USFC’s medical teams to share

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United Surgeons for Children Announces New Executive Director

By United Surgeons For Children United Surgeons for Children, the U.S. affiliate of La Chaine de l’Espoir, is pleased to announce the hiring of its first Executive Director, Martin Bischoff.  Martin joins USFC after an extensive career in management and international business development, most recently as Managing Director of the French-American Chamber of Commerce

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A Call for Support in Mali

At the end of 2022, heightened diplomatic tensions between France and Mali forced humanitarian programs financed by French institutional funding to stop activity in the country. USFC, part of La Chaîne de l’Espoir International, is a well-respected and well-established NGO in France. Since 2016, USFC has been present in Mali.

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