“Stories From the Road,” an initiative of the AAO-HNSF Humanitarian Efforts Committee, is a featured column published monthly in The Bulletin, and spotlights otolaryngology humanitarian outreach work being done in low-income communities around the globe. Clink on the links below to learn more about the incredible organizations and people who are working tirelessly to improve ENT patient care worldwide and how you can get involved.
Stories from the Road: Resource Exchange International-Vietnam
For nearly 30 years, REI-Vietnam has sent teams of otolaryngologists to Vietnam, focusing on education in the major otolaryngology teaching facilities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Stories from the Road: Organizing and Implementing a Global OHNS Research Initiative
Read more about the mission and vision of the Global OHNS Research Initiative.
Stories from the Road: Rwanda
Collaborating to usher in a new era of patient care for communities across the Northern Province of Rwanda.
Stories from the Road: Syrian American Medical Society Lebanon
Learn more about the SAMS Foundation’s healthcare relief efforts.
Stories from the Road: Children’s Surgery International in Mexico
The collaboration between CSI, St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic, and Hospital CIMA Voluntariado has provided life-changing care for children and families.
Stories from the Road: Pittsburgh to Peru
The University of Pittsburgh and the Eye & Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh are collaborating with Brother’s Brother Foundation to positively impact the otolaryngology-head and neck surgery landscape in Peru.
Stories from the Road: PAACS
The Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) is a strategic response to the need for more surgeons in Africa.
Stories from the Road: Blantyre, Malawi
The model in Blantyre is to train local otolaryngologists to stay in the country or the surrounding countries of need.
Stories from the Road: Operation Restore Hope USA in Cebu, Philippines
Operation Restore Hope USA, Smile for ME Australia, and the All-Terrain Medical Relief Organization Cebu work in partnership to provide care to patients with cleft lip and palate.
Stories from the Road: Lambayeque, Peru
The Foundation for the Advancement of Cleft Education and Services (FACES) conducts short-term surgical trips in Peru with long-term continuity of care for underserved patient communities.
Stories from the Road: AMPATH Indiana-Kenya Partnership
AMPATH is western Kenya’s first system of sustainable care, and it was developed on a replicable model for other regions and countries.
Stories from the Road: Otology in Africa
First otology surgical fellowship in Africa established in Cape Town, South Africa.
Stories From the Road: Village Life Outreach Project in Tanzania
Village Life Outreach has decades of experience offering robust, meaningful opportunities for volunteers to provide sustainable healthcare support in rural northern Tanzania.