Since 2010 2nd CHANCE works to ensure that patients living with mutilating, disabling and disfiguring conditions can access safe, high-quality surgical and perioperative care.
Millions of people lack access to reconstructive surgery and the specialist care they need. 2nd CHANCE works to reduce this gap and help patients overcome disability and marginalization.
We train local healthcare professionals, support access to comprehensive patient care, and advocate for the recognition of reconstructive surgery as a public health priority.
We train surgeons, anesthetists and medical professionals to build local capacity in reconstructive surgery in countries where the shortage of specialists is acute, aiming at full autonomy.
We treat vulnerable patients by ensuring they have access to life-changing surgical interventions.
We advocate for the integration of reconstructive surgery into national health systems and international humanitarian efforts, to ensure sustainable access for all in need.
We collaborate with the African colleges of surgeons WACS and COSECSA to support them by providing additional theoretical and practical trainings to surgeons students, anaesthetists and medical/ OR teams and by providing educational scholarships. We develop a network of international professionals able to intervene globally.
