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ABOUT USWe have no exclusive collaboration agreements with any pharmaceutical or medical technology companies, therefore we are open to donations and financing from any company, association, etc., that would like to support our cause. Non-exhaustive exclusion list: We do not accept donations or financing from the following industries: weapons, gambling, and others that do not meet our due diligence criteria.
AO, UBS Optimus Foundation, Wyss Medical Foundation, and private individual donors.
We select countries based on the recommendations of local champions through surgeon and nurse leadership. In addition, we do in-country needs assessments to identify countries that would benefit most from our Country Initiatives. Countries are selected based on where the AO SEC operated in the past and the UN’s list of least developed countries in the world. As such, we have embarked on our journey in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa which are within our financial means.
We work with governments, especially health ministries, and always try to match our activities with their trauma and healthcare needs, plans and priorities. But we do not fund any government initiatives directly. All funds go directly to AO Alliance developed activities with our local partners.
Unlike most other nonprofit medical initiatives, we aim for community capacity building by working with local healthcare professionals, training doctors and operating room personnel on appropriate fracture care and management. We also collaborate with local communities via country-specific initiatives to improve care for the injured in LMICs, rather than treating patients ourselves.
Capacity building is the process of developing and enhancing the skills and resources that the communities we serve need to provide timely and appropriate trauma and fracture care.
Operating room personnel
We publish an Annual Report with audited financial statements. Our key initiatives are independently audited by the world’s leading surveillance company, Société Générale de Surveillance: Malawi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Cameroon.
We are accountable to our donors, auditors, Board Members, and the individuals and communities we serve.
We welcome donations from private individuals who wish to contribute to our cause. Surgeons and operating room personnel who wish to join our faculty can contact us here (insert link to contact form page).
No. The educational offerings are currently available in Sub-Saharan Africa and certain LMICs in Asia. Please reach out to us here (insert link to contact form page) should you wish to propose educational events in your country.
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