Zambia Africa

My name is Jennifer Peffer. This will be my third trip to Lusaka, Zambia. I will be traveling with Surgicorps to work at the Beit Cure Pediatric Hospital. Surgicorps International provides free surgical and medical care to people in need in developing countries.

These individuals lack access to the most basic health care including specialty reconstructive surgery for the treatment of severe burn scar deformities, and any number of acquired or congenital defects. In many of these countries, patients must travel by foot for hours — sometimes days — to get medical attention.

Children with congenital deformities are often denied access to education, are subject to peer ridicule, and present a social and financial burden on a family already struggling for existence.