Burundi continues to face significant challenges in access to safe and affordable medical care. Large parts of the population have limited financial means to pay for surgical procedures, while well-equipped medical facilities and trained specialists are scarce. For many patients, accessing care also means traveling long distances, often over difficult terrain, which further delays or prevents treatment altogether.

In this context, the recent donation from the Hospitainer Foundation enabled SOTAC to carry out its second Surgical Camp in Burundi. The camp proved to be highly successful, with a large number of surgical procedures performed for patients who otherwise would not have had access to life-saving or life-changing care.

Many of the operations addressed long-standing medical conditions that had a major impact on patients’ daily lives, health, and ability to work. By bringing surgical expertise closer to the people who need it most, the camp significantly reduced barriers related to cost, distance, and availability of care.

The Surgical Camp was implemented in close collaboration with Mercy Surgeons, SOTAC’s local implementing partner. This strong cooperation between international medical teams and a trusted local partner played a key role in the effectiveness and quality of the interventions.

The success of this second camp represents an important step toward strengthening collaboration between the Hospitainer Foundation, SOTAC, and Mercy Surgeons, and lays a solid foundation for a continued partnership aimed at improving access to surgical care in Burundi.