Pediatric & Adult
Plastic Surgery

The Hunt Foundation has partnered with Dr. Tesfaye Mulat in an initiative to provide critical surgeries to Ethiopia, including cleft palate repair, advanced hand surgery, and burn surgery. The country has very few surgeons trained to deliver these vital surgeries, leaving many children and adults without the care they need.

Bridging Healthcare Gaps: The Hunt Foundation's Commitment to Vital Surgeries in Ethiopia

The Hunt Foundation is committed to providing vital surgical interventions in Ethiopia. This comprehensive endeavor includes imperative procedures like cleft palate repair, advanced hand surgery, and burn surgery. Unfortunately, the nation faces a critical deficit in trained surgeons, resulting in a considerable number of children and adults being deprived of access to essential medical care. The Foundation aims to bridge this gap, ensuring that individuals in need receive the necessary surgical interventions to enhance their health and well-being.

Cleft Palate Surgery

Cleft palate and cleft lip are among the most common of all craniofacial defects affecting children in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is one of the most populous countries in Africa, with more than 96 million people, but has minimal medical resources. Many children with these conditions may live for years without corrective surgery, and The Hunt Foundation is committed to providing support to resolve the situation. We thank the facial surgeons who have joined us to travel to the country to perform surgeries and train young doctors who are entering the field of plastic surgery. The Hunt Foundation is actively seeking facial plastic surgeons to help with this critical need.

Hand Surgery

Hand surgery is an urgent need in Ethiopia, where a limited number of hand surgeons are in practice. The country has a severe shortage of general surgeons and hand specialists. Over almost 30 years, only 324 general surgeons graduated from residency training in general surgery. Ethiopians who suffer from a severe hand injury from a vehicle accident, factory accident, or other incident may wait months or years to have badly needed hand surgeries. The Hunt Foundation is dedicated to resolving the inequity in healthcare in the country. The initiatives include enlisting the assistance of hand surgeons to travel to the nation, perform surgeries, and train young surgeons on advanced hand surgery techniques.

Burn Surgery

The Hunt Foundation is honored to be working with Dr. Tesfay Mulate. Dr. Mulate is a specialist trained in burn reconstruction. He is actively involved in training young surgeons in this crucial specialty and performing advanced burn reconstructive surgeries on children and adults. Burn injuries are among the most painful and debilitating of all injuries, and sadly, far too common in Ethiopia, often occurring in rural areas where medical care is unavailable or challenging to access. The Hunt Foundation is actively engaged in bringing burn reconstruction surgeons to the country to perform complex surgeries and to offer support and hands-on training to local surgeons, as well as providing financial support to purchase the necessary pressure garments, along with other medical and surgical necessities.

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We invite you to assist the Hunt Foundation in bringing equity to healthcare, one country at a time. Each of our initiatives in Ethiopia is focused on helping innocent children and adults live happier lives by performing critical reconstructive surgeries. We enlist the assistance of medical professionals from the USA and abroad in our efforts, and we invite you to be a part of our efforts in Ethiopia.

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Pediatric & Adult Plastic Surgery