We met BT at his desk. But the 44-year-old care coordinator at Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) — a free clinic in Cambodia’s capital — is rarely there. He spends most…
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Meet the all-woman team of surgeons changing the face of healthcare in Cambodia. Cambodia’s healthcare system collapsed forty years ago. In the 1970s, the Khmer Rouge came to power…
What do you bring when you need care? An estimated 400 million people around the world have no access to healthcare. And when they need it most, patients and their…
In honor of Mother's Day, we asked mothers in Cambodia and the U.S. what advice they give their children. No two answers were the same, but they all had…
In 1997, University of Oregon professor Paul Slovic sat at his desk in Oregon, but his mind was 8,000 miles away in Rwanda. It was just three years after…
Join us for a live chat on Reddit with Dominga, a patient who was locked out of the Guatemalan healthcare system, and Peter, the doctor who made sure she received…
In Guatemala, the biggest obstacle to accessing healthcare isn’t always money. Francisca has had severe diabetes since she was six years old. When she got pregnant last year, she…
San Francisco’s LinkedIn office hosted a St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser yesterday for Watsi. LinkedIn’s four business lines — sales, marketing, talent, and Lynda — raced to raise money for…
As of this month, 7,000 patients have been funded on Watsi. Some patients and their families wait years for healthcare. When they finally have the opportunity to receive treatment,…
Meet Emily, Nisha, Aditi, and Saba - the four board members of Watsi's chapter at UC Davis. The Watsi chapter at UC Davis organizes fundraisers and events to support patients…
When Christopher J.L. Murray was 10 years old, he ran a pharmacy. His parents moved his family from Minnesota to England, bought two Land Rovers, drove across the Sahara…
Three years ago, we launched Watsi to make healthcare a reality for everyone. Today, we’re introducing birthday campaigns, a new way to celebrate birthdays while supporting Watsi patients. This…
Meet three women from Guatemala whose New Year's resolutions hinge on health When a healthy baby would have been gaining weight and bursting with energy, Estela's mother worried when her…
Three years ago, we launched Watsi to make healthcare a reality for everyone. This year, we started seeing double. We just released an interactive report with data and stories about…
From fish paste to stinging nettles, here are 5 hospital meals fueling life-changing healthcare Patients come to Kenya’s Kijabe Hospital to receive care for serious conditions, ranging from brain…
Juan used to make a living as a bus driver. He transported tourists to and from Guatemala's airport. Despite language barriers, his sense of humor translated well. He was exactly…
Two years ago, we raised a seed round of donations to support our operations with one goal — to prove the Watsi concept. We built our dream team and started traveling…
Want a head start on your New Year’s Resolution? This November, Fit3D and Sports Basement are supporting Watsi patients through their See a Difference, Make a Difference challenge. What’…