By Kaitlyn NuebelA healthcare facility can have all the medical supplies, medications, and doctors needed to treat patients, but without any electricity, its capacity to help is severely limited. Yet, for 25% of health centers located in India’s rural areas, this is their reality. Millions of people in these areas are left to suffer without access to adequate healthcare. India’s …
By Kaitlyn NuebelChimbuchi was four months old when he had open-heart surgery at Dame Irene Okwuosa Memorial (DIOM) Hospital in Nigeria in November, 2022. As the world starts a new year, he will start a new life – one that wouldn’t have been possible without the surgery. A grant from Brother’s Brother Foundation helped fund the two-week medical trip to …
By Kaitlyn Nuebel In the eight months since Russia’s first airstrike in Ukraine, more than 7.5 million Ukrainians have left their country as refugees and another six million others have become internally displaced persons (IDP). This dreadful choice is even more so for those families with special needs children. Artem, a five-year-old, is an example. Both options present additional risks to …
By Bill EndicottCo-Founder of Operation Renew Prosthetics Operation Renew Prosthetics (ORP) is a program run by Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics (MCOP) of Silver Spring, Maryland to provide prosthetics for Ukrainian soldier amputees and Brother’s Brother is a partner with ORP. At the moment, ORP cares for soldiers here in the United States and it is trying to raise money …
By Ozzy Samad Your support for BBF’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine has enabled us to make a meaningful impact on the lives of so many who are facing life threatening circumstances. An unanticipated positive outcome of our efforts has been the development of collaborative relationships impacting other areas of BBF’s work. One such partnership with neurologists at …
It’s official: Brother’s Brother Foundation is powered by the sun. After a 20-month long process to convert to a sustainable form energy, BBF “Flipped the Switch” in September and converted to solar energy. Connected Energy Group, a Pittsburgh company, installed solar panels on the roof of BBF’s warehouse that are expected to offset 92% of energy needs and save $20,000 in fuel …
We are so excited to launch our online campaign today for our 2nd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Fund! Last year we helped 39 women in their fight against breast cancer in Honduras and made a significant donation to St Luke’s Infusion Center in New York! One year ago today, our Vice President of Communications and Development Laura Kelly was receiving …
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Brother’s Brother Foundation hosted its second Mobile Health Clinic on Friday in collaboration with Project Theia, Mission vision, Allegheny Health Network, and Highmark Wholecare. Brother’s Brother Foundation hosted its second Mobile Health Clinic on Friday, this time in New Kensington, PA. In collaboration with Dr. Jenny Yu and Dr. Erin Keim from Project Theia, BBF provided free eye …
By Kaitlyn Nuebel This summer, Brother’s Brother Foundation parked its mobile health van outside Allegheny Health Network’s Urgent Care Center in Braddock, PA for its inaugural Mobile Health Clinic. Equipped with an exam chair, a phoropter, a working sink, and even air conditioning, the back of the van has been transformed into an ophthalmologist’s office – only this one can …
By Liam Carstens In 2022, BBF continues our commitment to supporting healthcare facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the second quarter alone, we sent four, 40-foot ocean-going container shipments of requested medical supplies and equipment to distribution partners in Sierra Leone, Malawi, and Eswatini. St. Joseph’s Hospital and School of Nursing, a long-standing partner of BBF, received a shipment of requested …
