The American-Scottish Foundation®
Proud to Partner With Kids Operating Room to amplify their crucial work
We are Kids Operating Room
More children die every year from surgically treatable injuries than from malaria, HIV and TB combined. A reality we are working hard to change.
We are a Scottish charity who works in countries where demand is overwhelming. Working directly with local surgeons and their teams to create fully-equipped operating rooms for children. Enabling those teams to use their dedication and talents to treat greater numbers of children, transforming lives one operation at a time.
Your Gift Can Save a Child’s Life
On average, it costs just $100 to help give a child life-saving surgery in a KidsOR operating room. By donating to KidsOR your support will make a real difference to children around the world.
To learn more and make a donation CLICK HERE.
Here are the locations where we have already installed operating rooms for children – but we need many more!
Case Study
Baby Mohamed Koudougou
Mohammed was a happy, healthy 2-year-old boy living with his mother in the Ivory Coast, when a sudden, sharp pain developed in his abdomen.
Worried, his mother rushed him to the local hospital, only to be told her son could not be treated. Cripplingly under-resourced, this facility simply did not have the capacity to give Mohammed the care he required. He desperately needed surgery.
With his condition worsening, Mohammed travelled to CHU Treichville - a larger, district hospital where Kids Operating Room had installed a dedicated pediatric surgical facility. It was here that Mohammed received his diagnosis; an infection which, if left untreated, had potentially fatal consequences.
The surgical team at CHU had to first cure the infection before being able to operate. Treatment was long and required Mohammed to stay in hospital. His mother had to stop working so she could travel between home and hospital to visit her sick child.
One month later, with the infection now cured, Mohammed underwent a life-saving operation in the colourful KidsOR Operating Room. His diagnosis, treatment and surgery would not have been possible without the state-of-the-art resources provided by KidsOR.
“I’m so grateful for the operation and excellent care Mohammed received,” his mother said. “Like every parent, I just want to see him living a happy, normal life.”
Before and After
In many hospitals in low-and-middle-income countries, Perhaps there’s no pediatric surgeon, or no anesthetist. Or maybe the team simply hasn’t got the right tools, and struggle with dilapidated, broken equipment. Kids Operating Room transforms spaces within their partner hospitals to create state-of-the-art, child-friendly Operating Rooms, putting life-saving tools in life-saving hands.
