Wishing you and your family a very happy, prosperous and blissful Eid. #EidulAdha #EidMubarak

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we thank our dedicated team of volunteers. We thank ⁦Dr Alla Shukur, Ahmed Berzenji⁩ ⁦Mustafa Subhe⁩ ⁦Sarezhhamawandy⁩ ⁦Lass⁩ for sharing their life experiences as Swisscross humanitarian workers #Blog 👇🏼 swisscross.org/forum/world-hu…

World Humanitarian Day: #ItTakesAVillage Lass is one of our brilliant Swisscross field officers and a junior doctor in Erbil at the Centre of Excellence for Complex Care. We see a very bright future for Lass and his colleagues 💫💫 #HumanitarianSurgery #WorldHumanitarianDay

Swisscross CEO IanFurst was in the OR the day after he arrived in #Erbil with our young field officer Lass and scrub nurse Sayran operating on a patient who’s jaw was shattered after being caught up in a bomb attack.

Despite the over 13 hours of surgeries - back to back - Sarkhell Radha still manages to take it in his stride. 🤩 Thank you Dr Radha for supporting our one year anniversary in #Erbil #HumanitarianMission #ReconstructiveSurgery #TraumaCare

For five years Salih has not been able to walk, after he was injured in a missile attack when he was five-years-old. Today he is running. Swisscross surgeons performed the first free-tissue transplant surgery at our complex care Centre #Erbil #BLOG bit.ly/3B1JzvF

Just over two months ago Enrique Steiger operated on 7 year old Ahmed who was badly burned in a gas explosion. He lost much of the function in his hands. Today he is able to move his fingers and his scars are healing nicely. #ReconstructiveSurgery #BurnTrauma #Refugees

These are some of the services provided to vulnerable people, including refugees and displaced persons at the Swisscross complex care Centre in #Erbil Plastic surgery Orthopaedics Maxillofacial surgery Microvascular surgery Hand surgery Burn Trauma #disability #surgery

On this #EducationDay we thank the Swisscross team’s unwavering commitment to share knowledge and train the next generation of medical professionals 💪🏼 🏥

Heart breaking to see little children suffering from injuries for years with no resources to get treated. This is why I love working with SWISSCROSS . First official Swisscross visit to Mosul which is still suffering from post ISIS devastation

Sarwan is 23 years old. After 23 surgeries and nine years in a wheelchair, he is able to walk unaided. To an amazing orthopaedic team including Sarkhell Radha Ahmed Berzenji and the brilliant staff at our Centre in #Erbil. Thank you UAEAid for your unwavering commitment to refugees.

Thank you sharing Ahmad’s story and our journey.

We are grateful to The UAE for believing in us and thanks to them we were able to start our work in Iraq where we have performed more than 250 complex orthopaedic, maxillofacial and plastic surgical interventions. Thank you UAEAid Sultan Al Shamsi philanthropyage.org/articles/on-a-…

Giving dignity back with life changing surgeries. In these last #10days of #Ramadan your #sadaqa has the power to transform lives of refugees injured and living with disabilities in Iraq. Our story ➡️ bit.ly/41oim0y Please donate here: rb.gy/4jkmg

Our amazing team of surgeons, nurses, doctors and healthcare professionals will hit the ground running this weekend when they arrive for the May humanitarian mission in #Erbil. Professor Deiary Kader (Medical Doctor) Ahmed Berzenji Mustafa Subhe Sarmad Nashat Sarezhhamawandy Shireen OrthoGirl 💜

Swisscross completed 30 surgeries in ten days during the May Humanitarian Mission in #Erbil, including: Hand: 10 Burn: 9 General plastics: 4 Orthopaedic: 7 8 patients were children. #DisabilityReversingSurgery #GlobalSurgery

From the start of our journey in #Erbil we have made it our mission to provide surgical care to the most vulnerable communities. We are committed to ensuring our continued care to patients in #Sinjar in need of #reconstructivesurgery and working with Nadia's Initiative. #Health4All

Under the supervision of Mullah Mustafa Barzani, an agreement was signed between the Barzani Charity Foundation, the Ministry of Health, the Swiss Cross Organization and the office of Mullah Mustafa Barzani, to see and identify 1,000 cases of disease annually, in coordination

In this next chapter in Erbil, Swisscross is looking forward to working closely with the KRG Ministry of Health Barzani Charity Foundation and the Office of Mullah Mustafa Barzani in strengthening surgical outcomes, further collaborating with local healthcare & delivering complex surgical care.

A significant moment last week. Enrique Steiger speaking after was the signing of an MoU between Swisscross and the KRG Ministry of Health, and Barzani Charity Foundation to extend our complex care proposition in Erbil and expanding our surgical and training mission in Kurdistan. UAEAid