January 1 – April 30, 2026
Because of your generosity, hundreds of people in Sierra Leone received life-changing medical care, mobility assistance, and educational support during the first four months of 2026.
🏥 Surgeries & Medical Procedures
Working together with hospitals, medical clinics, and dental teams, Africa Surgery and ORMS coordinated and facilitated:
- 50 adult hernia and hydrocele surgeries
- 35 hernia surgeries for children
- 14 appendectomies
- 12 urinary surgeries, including prostate cancer cases
- 47 orthopedic surgeries for fractures and bone infections
- including 4 amputations
- 24 cataract and pterygium eye surgeries
- 3 major skin grafts
- 2 facial tumor removals
- 2 cesarean-section deliveries
- 1 spinal surgery
- 1 contractured-limb surgery
👁️ Vision & Medical Care
- 47 patients treated for eye diseases and infections, including glaucoma
- 857 out-patients treated for illnesses such as:
- malaria
- typhoid fever
- hepatitis
- diabetes
- trauma injuries
- and more
- 306 people treated for epilepsy
- 11 patients received ongoing wound care and/or physical therapy
- including 2 continuing pain-management treatment programs
🦷 Dental Care
- 649 tooth extractions
- 198 tooth restorations
- 14 chronic jaw bone infections treated
- 2 patients fitted with dentures
♿ Mobility & Accessibility Support
Africa Surgery and ORMS distributed:
- 51 mobility carts
- 14 wheelchairs
- 4 electric wheelchairs
- 52 pairs of crutches
- 14 canes, including 2 for the blind
- 9 bicycles
- Orthotic legs for 4 patients manufactured in the ORMS workshop
- 42 pairs of hearing aids delivered to St. Joseph’s School for the Hearing Impaired
🎓 Education & Student Sponsorship
Through Africa Surgery’s Student Sponsorship Program, 173 students were able to continue their education, including:
- 4 medical students
- 3 nursing students
These young people are building brighter futures because of your support.
❤️ What Your Donations Made Possible
Everything listed above was accomplished with $231,450—funds donated by compassionate supporters like you.
We understand there are many worthy causes asking for help. When deciding where to give, we hope you will remember that Africa Surgery works tirelessly to ensure donations go directly toward patient care, medical treatment, mobility assistance, education, and life-changing support for people with nowhere else to turn.
Now we move into the Second Quarter of 2026.
The needs in Sierra Leone have not stopped—and neither can we.
On behalf of every patient, student, and family whose lives you helped change:
Thank you for your generosity, your compassion, and your prayers.