How we’re using technology to deliver safe and timely surgery to children
1.75 billion children in the world don’t have access to surgical care, the vast majority living in low income countries.
Conditions like hernias and appendicitis kill, injuries such as burns from a cooking fire result in lifelong disabilities and birth malformations go untreated – yet all are easily treatable with safe and timely surgery.
At Humanity Direct we’re using our digital platform to change that by directly funding safe and timely surgery for children who don’t have access to the medical they need.
Surgical care for children in low income countries
Every year, millions of children are born with conditions that require surgical intervention yet access to safe, timely surgery remains a significant challenge in many parts of the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), up to 9 in 10 children in low- and middle-income countries do not have access to necessary surgical care.
The lack of surgical infrastructure, trained personnel, and financial resources contributes to a high rate of preventable deaths and long-term disabilities among children in these regions. Even when surgeries are available, the costs often exceed what families can afford, leading to devastating consequences.
Humanity Direct: Technology-driven solutions
At Humanity Direct our accessible platform allows individuals and organisations to fund our patients operation, ensuring that financial barriers like the cost of the operation or event transport to reach hospital doesn’t prevent children from receiving life-saving or life changing treatment.
A seamless digital platform for donations, driven by technology
Humanity Direct’s website is designed to make donating simple. Donors can see our patients and the operations that need funding and with a few clicks, can donate directly to either fund and entire operation or contribute towards one. We’ve recently added the opportunity to become a regular donor that allows us to plan even more clinics in advance.
How our digital platform keeps costs down
One of Humanity Direct’s key goals is to minimise administrative costs and ensure that donated funds go directly toward funding surgeries. Through partnerships with local healthcare providers, the organisation ensures that surgeries are carried out in accredited hospitals with the necessary resources to provide safe and effective care. Any overheads such as our van that we use for transporting our patients and admin costs are paid for privately.
How you can see your donation has saved and changed lives
Once an operation has been fully funded we do our best to make sure we share how that donation has saved and changed lives by sharing post-op pictures and films of either our surgeons who record brief post-op updates or our patients.
The future of safe surgery for children
Looking ahead, we’re ready to scale our impact and help create a world where no child has to suffer from a treatable condition simply due to financial or logistical barriers. By harnessing the power of technology, the organisation is demonstrating how digital platforms can transform healthcare philanthropy, making it more accessible and impactful than ever before.
Get involved
Whether through a donation or simply spreading the word, you can help fund life saving and life changing surgery for children, visit patients to see more.