We must unfortunately inform you of our decision to cancel our medical service trip to Mongolia. Due to a miscommunication with the hospital we are working with, Shastin Central Hospital, we recently discovered an adverse scheduling conflict. Another medical service team, Virtue Foundation, will be conducting a large-scale surgery mission at Shastin during the time of our …
We are happy to announce that we are arranging a Pediatric Neurosurgery training program for Dr. Abai Siyez, neurosurgeon from Third Shastin Central Hospital in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Our goal is to help create an autonomous pediatric neurosurgery department in Mongolia that can treat life-threatening birth defects like spina bifida. Dr. Siyez will train under prominent neurosurgeon, Dr. …
In 2014 a team of Spine Care International (SCI) members traveled to Mongolia to assess the population’s need for spinal disorder treatments. In our report, SCI found four major barriers to patients receiving spine care. Exorbitant cost of implant devices Inadequate equipment & tools Lack of exposure to advanced surgical techniques Inaccessible neurosurgeons and clinic …