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Retalhuleu, Guatema...
Retalhuleu, Guatemala
After a welcome day of rest on Sunday, the Rotaplast team began a new week of treating dozens of children needing surgery for misshapen noses, cleft lips, cleft palates and oral fistulas. Many of the patie... Read More »
Retalhuleu, Guatema...
Retalhuleu, Guatemala
The last two days of surgeries flew past in a blur of babies, Mayan embroidery, scrubs and the routine of taking vital signs, prepping for anesthesia, intubating, cutting and skillfully reconstructing mout... Read More »
Retalhuleu, Guatema...
Retalhuleu, Guatemala
The last clinical day was almost like a reunion. We had been hoping that the majority of our patients would return for post-op exams, to be checked for infections and any complications. Thankfully, many of... Read More »
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Luxor, Egypt
This mission to Luxor involved a team of 22 people from the US, 3 surgeons from Egypt, local Rotarian hosts, many local volunteers and translators plus local hospital staff. While some team members had bee... Read More »
Global Scholars
Luxor, Egypt
As part of the new Education Committee approved by the Rotaplast Board, we piloted the Rotaplast Global Scholars Program on five recent missions over the past year. This initiative provided clinical experi... Read More »