named programs · 6 · from sources
What they call their work
Building and Equipping Medical Facilities
Constructs and renovates hospitals and medical units in developing countries, including pediatric cardiac centers and general hospitals, equipped to international standards.
Children’s Pavilions
Builds housing facilities in Cambodia, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Senegal, and Vietnam to accommodate patients and families during treatment, overcoming financial and geographic barriers.
Establishing Crisis Clinics
Deploys emergency medical facilities in disaster or conflict zones, including Haiti, Syrian refugee camps, and Iraqi Kurdistan, to deliver urgent care and supplies.
Medical Training and Technology Transfer
Trains local health professionals during missions through lectures and hands-on surgical training, transferring expertise in war surgery, infection prevention, and specialized techniques.
Transferring Children for Treatment Abroad
Organizes international travel for children requiring advanced care not available locally, primarily to France, where they receive surgery and recovery support from host families.
Volunteer Medical Missions
Conducts an average of 170 international missions per year, providing life-saving and life-changing surgeries to 10–100 patients per mission through teams of volunteer medical professionals.
activities · 6 groups
What they do
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Pediatric Surgical Interventions 2 activities
- Conducting international surgical missions for childrenOrganizes and conducts international medical and surgical missions, averaging 170 per year, to provide life-saving surgical care to vulnerable children in developing countries. These missions serve between 10 and 100 patients each and are supported by a network of 250 volunteer medical professionals.
- Facilitating international medical transfers for pediatric surgeryTransports children requiring specialized surgical care to medical centers in France, providing treatment and recovery support through a network of 300 host families. Since inception, approximately 3,000 children have been transported, including 89 in 2018 alone.
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International Emergency Medical Relief 2 activities
- Establishing emergency medical clinics in crisis zonesDeploys emergency crisis clinics in conflict-affected and disaster-stricken regions including Haiti, Indonesia, Iraqi Kurdistan, Jordan, Libya, Sri Lanka, and Syrian refugee camps to deliver urgent surgical and medical care to children and affected populations.
- Responding to health emergencies and pandemicsProvides emergency medical support during crises, including the construction of quarantine and treatment centers, donation of ventilators and PPE, remote technical assistance, and community awareness campaigns. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization shipped medical equipment to Mali, Senegal, and Burkina Faso, established screening centers in Kabul, and distributed food and hygiene supplies in Haiti and India.
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Direct Clinical Care Delivery 2 activities
- Providing in-kind and community health support in underserved regionsDelivers comprehensive community health programs including mobile medical units, in-school health screenings, dental and vision check-ups, psychosocial support, hygiene education, and distribution of food, mosquito nets, and hygiene kits. These programs reach tens of thousands of children annually in India, Togo, Haiti, and Thailand.
- Providing long-term pediatric surgical care through established medical facilitiesBuilds, equips, and operates specialized pediatric medical facilities including the Heart Institute of Maputo (Mozambique), Phnom Penh Heart Center (Cambodia), André Festoc Center (Mali), Cuomo Centre for Pediatric Cardiology (Senegal), and Children’s Pavilions in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Mozambique, Senegal, and Vietnam. These centers provide thousands of annual consultations and surgeries, with some offering free care to the majority of patients.
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Distribution of PPE and Crisis Supplies 1 activity
- Shipping medical equipment and supplies to support global health programsTransports and donates medical infrastructure and supplies including 400 cubic meters and 40 tons of equipment, hospital beds, ventilators, monitors, PPE, and surgical kits to partner hospitals in Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, and other program countries to strengthen local healthcare capacity.
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Medical Professional Education & Training 1 activity
- Training local medical professionals in surgical and critical care techniquesProvides long-term and short-term training programs for health professionals in developing countries, including postgraduate medical education for 50 residents annually, six-month to one-year theoretical and practical internships in European hospitals, and specialized surgical training missions in war surgery, infection prevention, nerve repair, and bone reconstruction techniques.
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Uncategorized 2 activities
- Advocating for global access to pediatric surgical careRaises awareness about global disparities in surgical access, emphasizing that 5 billion people lack access and the poorest third of the world receives only 3.5% of surgical operations. Promotes investment in surgery as a means to save up to 10 million lives annually.
- Delivering remote diagnostic and telemedicine servicesOperates the ECHOES platform, including ECHOES Cardio© and ECHOES© OB-GYN, to provide remote echocardiography consultations and diagnoses for children in Afghanistan, France, and Mali. The program conducted 640 tele-consultations in 2019 and has diagnosed over 1,000 children across seven countries.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.64M
Contributions & grants$1.64M100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$260K
Program expenses62%
Admin / overhead14%
Fundraising24%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$125K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$393K
Cash$393K
Investments$0
Liabilities$256K
Net assets$137K
Liquid reserves18.1 mo
4 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue -19.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 8
- ANOUCHKA FINKLER — Director
- Dr Alain Deloche — Founder
- Dr Philippe Valenti — Director
- ERIC CHEYSSON — Director
- Jean David Werthel — Director
- Jean-Roch Serra — Treasurer
- MARC SAGE — Secretary
- Maurice Enriquez- Sarano — Chairman
relationships · 20
Who they work with
- Afghan Health Ministry Partner — Collaborated with USFC to establish a screening, quarantine, and treatment center for COVID-19 patients at FMIC Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.
- Child Protection Centers and Services Partner — Partnership to operate 30 day centers in Nepal providing socio-educational and psychological support to vulnerable children.
- Crisis and Support Center of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs Funder — Provides financial support for USFC surgical missions in Ukraine.
- Doctors Without Borders Partner — Founding members of USFC and its parent organization La Chaîne de L’Espoir were former members of Doctors Without Borders.
- Doctors of the World Network — La Chaîne de l’Espoir was launched as a program within Doctors of the World.
- Doctors of the World Partner — Founding members of USFC and its parent organization La Chaîne de L’Espoir were former members of Doctors of the World.
- European Hospital Georges Pompidou Partner — Hosted USFC-funded cardiac surgery internship for Dr. Oumar Kane in Paris, France.
- Fann National University Hospital Center (CHNU) Partner — Collaborates with USFC through skill and knowledge exchange, as exemplified by Dr. Oumar Kane’s involvement in the USFC network in Senegal.
- French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children Partner — Hosts USFC's postgraduate medical education program in Afghanistan
- Hospital Broussais Partner — Hosted USFC-funded cardiac surgery internship for Dr. Oumar Kane in Paris, France.
- La Chaine de l’Espoir Network — USFC is the US affiliate of the French NGO La Chaine de l’Espoir
- La Chaine de l’Espoir Partner — Collaborates with USFC through shared medical leadership participation in international conferences.
- La Chaîne de L’Espoir Network — USFC is part of the international NGO La Chaîne de L’Espoir, established in 1994.
- La Chaîne de L’Espoir International Network — United Surgeons for Children is part of La Chaîne de L’Espoir International
- La Chaîne de l’Espoir Network — USFC operates as part of the international La Chaîne de l’Espoir network, collaborating on medical missions and training.
- La Voix du Paysan Partner — Broadcasted community awareness programs about COVID-19 prevention in small villages in Burkina Faso in collaboration with USFC.
- Nadia Murad Partner — Collaborates with Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad on the Sinjar Hospital Project to restore healthcare access in Iraqi Kurdistan.
- Saint-Panteleimon Hospital Partner — Hosts USFC surgical missions and collaborates on training and treatment of war casualties in Lviv, Ukraine.
- World Congress for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Partner — Host organization where USFC participates to advance its mission and present medical platforms.
- World Health Organization Partner — Collaborated with USFC to establish a screening, quarantine, and treatment center for COVID-19 patients at FMIC Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Barrier-Reduced Access Through Integrated Patient Support Infrastructuremethodology: barrier_reduced_accessBy providing free on-site housing and care for rural pediatric patients and families, we reduce treatment abandonment because geographic and financial barriers are directly addressed, enabling completion of critical surgical care.
- Integrated Capacity Development for Sustainable Surgical Caremethodology: integrated_capacity_developmentBy combining surgical care delivery with training, infrastructure development, and technology transfer, we produce sustainable improvements in local healthcare systems because short-term interventions alone fail to address systemic gaps in pediatric surgical capacity.
- Preventive Health Education to Reduce Future Surgical Burdenmethodology: preventive_educationBy investing in early health education for children and communities, we reduce future surgical needs because healthy behaviors prevent conditions requiring surgical intervention, aligning prevention with long-term health system sustainability.
- Train-the-Trainer Model for Local Knowledge Multiplicationmethodology: train_the_trainerBy training local medical professionals to become trainers themselves, we produce scalable and self-sustaining surgical capacity because knowledge dissemination through local networks ensures continuity beyond external missions.