Fighting complications from Chagas disease, a young father struggles to recover his health and support his family.
Read MoreIn Bolivia, home visits help build bridges of solidarity—like the day Esperanza met Kim.
Read MoreSix Solidarity Bridge missioners depart on a weeklong Gynecologic Surgery Mission Trip with an ambitious goal: to restore and improve the quality of life for women who lack access to vital treatment.
Read MoreChaplains are important members of our mission team, they help missioners to reflect on their experiences and accompany our patients during their time in the hospital. Hear more about about their work in today's blog.
Read MoreThe populations of Bolivia and Illinois are similar in size. But when it comes to health care access, just a few key statistics reveal stark contrasts.
Read MoreSolidarity Bridge friends, supporters, and missioners came together on September 9 for our annual mission team send-off.
Read MoreA healthy heartbeat is something that pacemaker patients like Patricia can never take for granted. Once patients receive an implant through Solidarity Bridge, we commit to their permanent, lifetime follow-up care.
Read MoreIn the past four months, Puente de Solidaridad organized four laparoscopic surgery campaigns at regional hospitals around the department of Cochabamba. Each five-day effort served an average of 14 patients, many of whom had put off treatment because of their economic situation.
Read MoreBecause Solidarity Bridge believes that the goods of the Earth (including medical care and equipment) belong to us all, equipping Bolivian hospitals and surgeons with needed instruments and supplies is essential to our mission.
Read More“Helping a Heart to Beat,” a surgical campaign made possible by the coordinated effort of five distinct organizations, took place April 17-19 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. A true example of solidarity, the campaign served 12 children with congenital heart defects through a high-tech procedure using cardiac catheterization.
Read MoreEvery institution tends to develop its own internal language and Solidarity Bridge is no exception. To keep both new and longtime members of our bridge-building network on the same page, here is a brief glossary.
Read MoreIn this blog, Dr. Moser shares his experience from Geneva, advocating for a global health focus on surgical care. He represented Solidarity Bridge in the G4 Alliance and attended the opening session of the World Health Assembly.
Read MoreThrough our work to resource Bolivian surgeons and their affiliate hospitals, we have witnessed the many ways quality surgical care can positively impact the health of patients, and the well-being of their families and entire communities. Yet still, “in low- and middle-income countries, 9 out of 10 people cannot access even the most basic surgical services.”
Read MoreSummarizing his experiences after more than 20 mission trips, Dr. Richard Moser shares a new development at Solidarity Bridge that connects our on the ground work in Bolivia to a global movement for safer surgery.
Read MoreIn addition to our activities that support high-complexity surgeries we fervently strive to bring about inner healing and transformation to all who participate in this mission.
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