In our second blog on the Need for Surgery, we explore the case for surgery as part of essential health services.

Solidarity Bridge donates millions of dollars worth of specialized equipment and supplies to Bolivia each year. To accomplish this, we need lots of help packing, boxing, and loading supplies for transport.

As surgically treatable disease is on the rise, we explore why surgery should be a priority on the global health agenda.

Donors David and Elizabeth “Tibby” Ford, who live in Washington, DC, first learned about Solidarity Bridge from longtime missioner Dr. Gay Garrett. Their involvement and support has grown over time.

This month, join our team in reflecting more deeply on the meaning of solidarity and how it applies to our work.

An interview with Doctors Jaime Vallejos and Johnny Camacho, general surgeons and longtime partners from Viedma Hospital in Cochabamba, during their 2018 Solidarity Visit to the United States.

While saving one life, each pacemaker we implant can heal and empower an entire family. Patients in 2017 included mothers and fathers with families who depend on them, and even children themselves. Meet some of the families who received this restorative care through our Pacemaker Program in 2017.

After months of planning and weeks of transit, nearly nine tons of medical supplies are on their way to Bolivia, expanding patients’ access to lifesaving surgical care.

This Thursday, June 7, 2018, we will premiere our newest documentary film created for the PBS public television series Visionaries. As we look forward to the distribution of this film nationwide, our executive director, Ann Rhomberg, reflects on her time in Bolivia with the film crew.

In April, a Solidarity Visit with three of our closest Bolivian collaborators reminded us that we are one: somos uno.

The gap in high-tech surgical care available to wealthy and poor patients has narrowed a bit in Cochabamba, thanks to a partnership to donate a new laparoscopic tower and supplies to the city’s most important public hospital.

Dr. Meredith (Gay) Garrett received Solidarity Bridge’s top honor, the 2018 Solidarity Award, at our annual gala on April 14.