{"id":2216,"date":"2021-03-04T17:28:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissmedicalinitiative.ch\/action-humanitaire\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T16:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:26:42","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swissmedicalinitiative.ch\/en\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT WE DO"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1>SWISS MEDICAL INITIATIVE<\/h1>\r\n<p>TOGETHER, WE SAVE LIVES<\/p>\r\n<h2>What we do<\/h2>\r\n<p>Support us to develop health infrastructures for needy patients in Africa.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swissmedicalinitiative.ch\/nos-actions\/\" target=\"_self\"> LEARN MORE <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Donate<\/h2>\r\n<p>Thanks to your generosity, a large number of poor people can have access to medical care in the short and medium term.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swissmedicalinitiative.ch\/en\/make-a-donation\/\" target=\"_self\"> LEARN MORE <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Latest events<\/h2>\r\n<p>Swiss Medical Initiative holds various festive and sporting events to promote their humanitarian actions and raise funds for their missions.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swissmedicalinitiative.ch\/nos-evenements\/\" target=\"_self\"> LEARN MORE <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4>Support our actions<\/h4>\r\n<p>Support the development of health infrastructures for needy patients in Africa.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swissmedicalinitiative.ch\/en\/make-a-donation\/\" target=\"_self\"> DONATION <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Our contribution<\/h2>\r\n<p>Swiss Medical Initiative is committed to providing aid to the indigent.\u00a0Discover <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7qLALdopi70&amp;hl=en&amp;cc_lang_pref=en&amp;cc_load_policy=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the documentary film<\/a> that pays tribute to a quiet yet tangible spirit of solidarity in the heart of Africa.<\/p>\r\n<p>Swiss Medical Initiative Foundation (formerly known as Swiss Medical initiative Association) has raised funds to support their missions since September 2015<\/p>\r\n<p>We help medical workers practice medical consultations, perform screening tests and surgery in safe and sanitary conditions.<\/p>\r\n<p>Our local medical partners work in close cooperation with active doctors in Switzerland in the following fields :<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Gynaecology (cervical cancer screening, obstetric fistula repair)<\/li>\r\n<li>Urology (screening, surgery for prostatic adenomas)<\/li>\r\n<li>Gastroenterology (screening, lesion prevention)<\/li>\r\n<li>Ophthalmology (screening, retinal damage prevention, glaucoma)<\/li>\r\n<li>Reconstructive surgery for burnt patients<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>We collaborate with:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Medical analysis laboratories<\/li>\r\n<li>Specialized pharmacist associations<\/li>\r\n<li>Telemedicine centers<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>We participate in vital rescue operations<\/p>\r\n<p>We provide support in special operations to save a life<\/p>\r\n<p>We organize training periods for nursing staff<\/p>\r\n<p>We help improve the quality of local medical equipment<\/p>\r\n<h4>Swiss Medical Initiative needs a helping hand !<\/h4>\r\n<p>Swiss Medical Initiative regularly needs volunteer doctors and nursing staff.<br \/>Join us from one week to ten days to share your time and know-how for the benefit of the indigent.<br \/>All supports are welcome.<br \/>Together we will save lives.<br \/>We are counting on you. <a href=\"mailto:info@swissmedicalinitiative.com\" target=\"_self\"> CONTACT US <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4>Our PARTNERS<\/h4>\r\n<h2>Medical centers<\/h2>\r\n<p>The main actors of our actions are the following:<\/p>\r\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"icones_urologie_swissmedical\" src=\"https:\/\/swissmedicalinitiative.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/icones_urologie_swissmedical.svg\" alt=\"icones_urologie_swissmedical\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<h2>UROLOGY<\/h2>\r\n<p>Dr. Regusci is developing medical and scientific collaboration with the Department of Urology of Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire de Cotonou (CNHU). Dr. Regusci is mainly working in close collaboration with Prof. Avakoudjo and his team.\u00a0Our foundation has created the &#8220;MICHELE BERSET&#8221; room for\u00a0endoscopic consultations. It is equipped with a flexible cystoscope and located in the premises of the\u00a0Centre M\u00e9dical Humanitaire Ste Agn\u00e8s.\u00a0Thanks to that precious collaboration, all the partners involved can share their experience and know-how during each mission in Benin.\u00a0Our Foundation also supports consultations and screening tests graciously performed by Dr. Regusci to poor patients from the Centre M\u00e9dical Humanitaire Ste Agn\u00e8s or other local health participants.<\/p>\r\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"icones_gyneco_swissmedical\" src=\"https:\/\/swissmedicalinitiative.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/icones_gyneco_swissmedical.svg\" alt=\"icones_gyneco_swissmedical\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<h2>GYNECOLOGY<\/h2>\r\n<p>Our Foundation is developing medical and scientific collaboration with several local institutions:CENTRE NATIONAL HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE COTONOU (CNHU\/CUGO)<strong>Prof. Justin Lewis Benakpo<\/strong>CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA MERE ET DE L&#8217;ENFANT LAGUNE (CHU-MEL)<strong>Prof. Angeline Tonato Bagnan<\/strong>Clinic The NEW LIFE<br \/><strong>Dr. Boris Dagbozounkou<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"icones_gastro_swissmedical\" src=\"https:\/\/swissmedicalinitiative.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/icones_gastro_swissmedical.svg\" alt=\"icones_gastro_swissmedical\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<h2>GASTROENTEROLOGY<\/h2>\r\n<p>Our Foundation supports the action of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesundheit-benin.at\/\">Austrian NGO BENIN-Sant\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0 in Benin. A partnership agreement was concluded in 2017. Large-scale surgical interventions are performed every year by Czech and Austrian doctors in Clinique Centrale de l&#8217;Ou\u00e9m\u00e9 (CliniCO) located at Vakon (Akpro-Miss\u00e9r\u00e9t\u00e9) in Benin.<a href=\"https:\/\/swissmedicalinitiative.ch\/images\/2024\/02\/Rapport-Mission-ONG-BENIN-SANTE_2024.pdf\">Rapport de mission 2024 &#8211; ONG BENIN-Sant\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SWISS MEDICAL INITIATIVE TOGETHER, WE SAVE LIVES What we do Support us to develop health infrastructures for needy patients in Africa. LEARN MORE Donate Thanks to your generosity, a large number of poor people can have access to medical care in the short and medium term. 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