Impact
Working towards closing the surgical gap.
Empowering healthcare professionals globally with the expertise to enhance medical care in underserved regions, transforming lives through accessible and high-quality remote training.
Annual Report
Illuminating milestones achieved, global impact, and financial stewardship, showcasing a year of dedication, collaboration, and meaningful progress towards establishing long-term sustainable surgical training programs utilizing mentorship relationships and advanced technology.
Annual Report 2023: Uplift
We have created a snapshot of the year’s progress, results, and outcomes. This report would not have been possible without our supporters. We hope you enjoy seeing how we have grown in the past year.
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Press
Ohana One In The News
Brain surgeon can see all the way to Greenland
In a groundbreaking collaboration across countries, a surgeon at Queen Ingrid’s Hospital in Nuuk, Greenland, is performing a life-saving operation with the remote guidance of a brain specialist from Copenhagen, Denmark. Using advanced smart glasses, Dr. Najannguaq Jørgensen is able to transmit her view of the operating field to the expert in Denmark, who provides real-time supervision during the delicate procedure. This innovative use of technology is revolutionizing the way medical professionals can collaborate and provide specialized care across vast distances.
Global Open
Analgesic Use of Virtual Reality for Burn Dressing Changes in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Feasibility Study
The paucity of pain management options in resource-limited settings is a significant and systemically unaddressed problem. To improve global health equity, it is important to bridge this gap in care without introducing the peril of opioid dependence. We present a proof-of-concept case series wherein virtual reality (VR) was successfully used to manage discomfort in patients undergoing burn dressing changes in sub-Saharan Africa.
VUZIX PRESS RELEASE
Vuzix & Ohana One to Provide Medical Support to Doctors in War-Torn Ukraine
Ohane One and Vuzix have collaborated to donate ten pairs of VUZIX M400 smart glasses loaded with TeleVu remote software to the Meest-International shipping center where a proud Ukrainian volunteer will hand-deliver this technology to surgeons in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. From there, the technology will be shared with hospitals in Lviv and Kyiv and offer pivotal assistance to their surgeons as they navigate care for those wounded in the war zone of Eastern Ukraine.
GLOBAL OPEN
Current Challenges of Plastic Surgical Care in Sub-Saharan Africa (Maputo, Mozambique)
“Limited data exist on plastic surgery practices in Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to characterize the spectrum of disease and operative procedures at a teaching hospital in Maputo, Mozambique to help understand the challenges of providing care for the local providers and to provide contextual relevance for training through partnerships.”
VUZIX PRESS RELEASE
Ohana One International Surgical Aid and Education Launches Virtual Surgical Sight Smart Glasses Program with Vuzix
“Vuzix, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, in collaboration with Ohana One, a global surgical training nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate high-quality surgical and anesthesia programs in developing areas around the world today, announced the first collaborative study of mentor-mentee training through their Surgical Sight program to the nongovernmental organization (NGO) community.”
GLOBAL OPEN
Google Glass for Remote Surgical Tele-proctoring in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Feasibility Study from Mozambique
“Our experience in Mozambique demonstrates the feasibility of wearable technology to enhance the reach and availability of specialty surgical training in LMICs. Despite shortcomings in the technology and logistical challenges inherent to international collaborations, this educational model holds promise for connecting surgeons across the globe and introducing expanded access to education and mentorship in areas with limited opportunities for surgical trainees.”
Why We Do What We Do
Nearly 5 billion people, primarily those in low-and middle-income countries, do not have access to safe surgical care. This results in approximately 17 million preventable deaths each year – more than the total deaths from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. In developing countries, the World Health Organization estimates there is a critical need for 2 million trained surgeons, especially practitioners in specialized disciplines. The deficit is striking; for example, In Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana, there are only six surgeons who can perform cleft palate surgery.
Stanford University School of Medicine reports that in the last decade only 6% of surgical procedures were performed in the very poorest nations despite these countries accounting for 37% of the world’s population. This enormous gap is largely due to a lack of quality educational opportunities for medical professionals in their home countries. Aspiring surgeons are compelled to emigrate to wealthier nations for adequate training and employment opportunities and most never return. To illustrate this point, one quarter of physicians practicing in the United States are from foreign countries.
Corporate Sustainability
A Commitment to Sustainability
Ohana One is working hard to reduce their carbon footprint and is committed to lowering emissions through sustainable practices and innovative solutions.
