Changing lives, one child at a time.

Children's Surgery International is at Felege HIWOT Referral Hospital.

CSI's tenth trip to Bahir Dar, Ethiopia is coming to an end. Our incredible volunteers and partners completed four life-changing surgeries today. Thanks to this critical in-person, hands-on training time, our pediatric ENT and otolaryngology fellow has advanced his skills considerably - paving the way for more life-changing surgical care to be delivered in Ethiopia, even after CSI departs.
Great work, team!

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Children's Surgery International is in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

On Wednesday, alongside a full day of surgery, the CSI team provided critical support for an 8-month-old baby weighing just 8 pounds—one of the few malnourished infants our clinical lead, Theresa Philbin, has encountered in Ethiopia.

“Malnourishment is very common in babies with cleft palate as they are unable to feed. This is also common in the U.S. [CSI] always takes special bottles on missions to address this issue,” Theresa shared.

CSI volunteer RN Sam taught the family how to use a specialized Dr. Brown bottle system, and the baby was admitted to the hospital’s pediatric ward to gain strength. With ongoing monitoring from our local medical partners, we hope she’ll be ready for her first cleft surgery when we return in October.

Grateful for the partnerships that make ongoing care possible.

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Children's Surgery International is with Rajanya Shah Petersson at Felege HIWOT Referral Hospital.

Surgery day #2 is in the books - this adaptable team continued to rise to every challenge in order to complete seven life-changing surgeries and a full day of hands on surgical training.
Swipe to see our mission in action:
📸 1-2: Play is medicine and helps pass the time in pre-op.
📸 3-4: Two operating teams working side by side — CSI surgeon, Dr. Raj, is operating and training junior staff while also providing training and support to ENT fellow, Dr. Kassaw.
📸 5-6: Tetee and Tenneh, two incredible nurses, regularly join teams and provide post-op nursing care after years of collaborating with CSI in Liberia — true full-circle impact! 🌟
📸 7: Surprise hospital residents—meet the two sheep that have lived here for 11 years. They provide blood for medical tests and roam freely, completely tame and at home.

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