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In 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 MoreDr. Barb Lazio, a first-time missioner shares here experience at the halfway point in this mission trip.
Read MoreIt is hard to believe that five days of Solidarity Bridge’s Neurosurgery Mission to Cochabamba have already spun by.
Read MoreMission takes on new dimensions when Solidarity Bridge and our partners in Bolivia undertake the task of planning a three day course.
Read MoreThrough the interconnected work of the dozens of individuals and several institutions involved in this 1-week mission trip, we managed to provide almost 50 surgeries!
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.
Read MoreA reflection from our GSMT team on that moment in time that marks a before and an after. When something deep is about to shift. Transform. Grow in a new direction.
Read MoreTen years after our first General Surgery Mission Trip, our 12th team returns to Cochabamba to expand training in highly complex cancer surgeries and minimally-invasive general surgery cases.
Read MoreWe invite you to use this prayer as a way of uniting with our wider Solidarity Bridge community throughout Lent.
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