INTERNATIONAL SURGICAL HEALTH INITIATIVES INC
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Mission Statement
ISHI is dedicated to assist underserved communities by: 1) Improving the health of people by providing needed surgical care. 2) Remaining highly efficient with the funds it raises. Over 93% of donations are directly spent on missions. 3) Introducing developed country health professionals to patients in developing countries. 4) Training volunteers and local health staff to provide first class surgical care with severely limited surgical facilities and resources.
About This Cause
The International Surgical Health Initiative is a humanitarian non-profit organization that provides free surgical care to underserved communities, worldwide, regardless of race, religion, politics, geography or financial considerations. ISHI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization in the US (IRS Charity # 27-0202313) ). It is entirely organized, managed and operated by volunteers, who want to give back to the less fortunate people in need of surgical care. ISHI is managed and operated by volunteers who are passionate about what they are doing. All suggested missions to an underserved areas are reviewed. Surgical missions meeting ISHI criteria are selected. A team Leader then recruits volunteers (between 10-22) with various professional qualifications, and ensures that all supplies and materials needed for that mission are collected or purchased. Volunteers use their vacation time, and pay for their own airfare. Volunteers attend pre-mission orientation sessions, and are required to get appropriately vaccinated for their destination. The ISHI team provides both elective and emergency surgery to 50-100 patients per mission, and depending on the mission, location, team size, operates for 1-2 weeks at a time