News & Updates

Children in Burkina Faso Undergo Historic Heart Surgeries
Last month, United Surgeons for Children, part of La Chaine de l’Espoir International, conducted the first successful open-heart surgeries in Burkina

Despite the ongoing health crisis USFC’s school health programs continue to raise healthcare standards in India, Nepal, Haiti, Togo and Thailand
Complementary to our mission of increasing access to surgery, USFC unites health and education for young schoolchildren living in India, Nepal,

What is a medical mission trip?
What are medical mission trips? Medical mission trips exist to provide medical care and education in countries where healthcare services are limited or

USFC’s Virtual Event: Training without Borders
On November 17th, USFC organized a special virtual panel discussion: Training without Borders: Replicable Systems of Sustainable Healthcare in the Global

Mapping Rheumatic Heart Disease using Artificial Intelligence
Acute rheumatic fever is a disease that can result from inadequately treated medical conditions such as strep throat. Rheumatic fever causes

COVID Modu-Care Field Hospital
In March 2020, USFC’s Infrastructure and Development Team produced an innovative hospital concept in response to COVID-19. The COVID Modu-Care field hospital