Blessing, Age 14 It’s the kind of thing kids do all the time: Something on the ground catches their attention. It looks interesting and shiny. They pick it up. More often than not, it doesn’t alter your life forever.When Blessing Makwera was 14 years old, he...
Cleft Lip & Palate SurgeriesLoja, EcuadorScreening Day: Sunday, January 25, 2026Time: 8:30 AMLocation: Clinica Nataly, Loja, Ecuador ...
Car Crash Man's Nose Rebuilt in Ground-breaking Surgery Specialists in Bulawayo yesterday reconstructed the nose of a 31-year-old man in a ground-breaking four-hour operation, said to be the first of its kind in Zimbabwe. Local doctors led by Canadian and American plastic surgeons carried out the...
Operation of Hope video by Timothy Marks The gift of life-changing surgery is possible due to a combination of our passion and your donations. Operation of Hope provides life-changing surgical care, healthcare & medical training programs in under-served areas of the world through international collaboration among medical...
Pediatrician John Paschen Pediatrician John Paschen lives by a couple of personal credos:First, he strives to discover the extraordinary in the ordinary, finding joy in the deliberate attention to detail. Second, he says, if he sets a goal, “I keep going until I reach it.”Both ideals...
Volunteer Kevin Healy For most people, retirement involves a whole lot of nothing. It’s a time to relax and smell the roses, go fishing, maybe play with the grandkids.Kevin Healy, an anesthesiologist who retired in 2010, didn’t get that memo. He spends a large chunk of...
Operation of Hope Medical Mission Zimbabwe Operation of Hope is a non-profit organization which preforms free facial reconstructive surgeries to those with facial deformities in developing countries. Operation of Hope is a non-profit organization which preforms free facial reconstructive surgeries to those with facial deformities in developing...
Operation of Hope Cleft Surgical Mission 2014 This is a short video of the 2014 Team of Volunteers that performed 42 surgeries in 5 days in Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa at Harare Central Hospital. https://youtu.be/mCc6ZRcuh64 Subscribe to the Operation of Hope Newsletter SUBSCRIBE ...
Blessing’s Hope for Lisa’s Boston Marathon Our very own Operation of Hope, volunteer Lisa is running the Boston Marathon April 21st and Op of Hope, volunteer, Claire Donohue is volunteering at the event, as she does every year! Our very own Operation of Hope, volunteer Lisa is...
Top 10 Reasons to Go on an Operation of Hope Medical Mission Here’s the hard sell on why you should choose to work with Operation of Hope, and see if you’re a good match for the fantastic people that donate their time, energy, and money. -By Dr....