Emma Burkhardt, a passionate student of prosthetics and orthotics, traveled to Kenya with the Limb Kind Foundation to provide life-changing prosthetic care to children, witnessing their resilience and gratitude firsthand.
DNDi Head of Mycetoma, Dr Borna Nyaoke, appeared on Kenya’s most-watched morning programme, joining Day Break on Citizen TV for a wide-ranging half-hour conversation on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Breast cancer survivors in Kitengela, Kenya received free prosthetics and post-mastectomy bras from the Noonkopir Afya Foundation in partnership with Mercy Steps Program.
“The HPV (human papillomavirus) Testing & Treatment Mobile Clinic is the first of its kind to bring the most advanced cervical cancer prevention technology out of the healthcare facility and directly into the community.”
Most of the plastic surgery residents in the training program are unpaid and come from poor families. They cannot afford expensive surgical equipment that other surgeons rely on. Our mission included the donation of much needed supplies.