This past March of 2008, OCI sent a 41-member team of highly accomplished doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals to Ghana. While in this country, where the medical needs are immense, our team performed 150 surgeries in 10 days, and donated $300,000 worth of medical equipment and supplies to two hospitals, an orphanage, and a refugee camp.  Among the procedures and treatments provided by these amazing humanitarians who make up the OCI family, we offer medical care in the way of:

• Ophthalmology
• Urology
• General Surgery
• Maxillo Facial Surgery
• Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
• Cardiac Surgery
• Cranio Facial Surgery
• Occulo Facial Plastic Surgery
• Neurological Surgery

Since 2005, a total of over 500 surgeries have been performed.

• 74 children in the United States have received eye screening and glasses.
• Close to 2,000 patients were screened, diagnosed, and treated for various medical conditions.
• $700,000 worth of medical equpment and supplies have been donated.

We have assisted children and families all over the world, including:

• Macedonia
• Kosovo
• Iraq
• Ghana
• Jordan
• Guatemala

Additionally, we have brought our devoted efforts to children here in the

United States, where there remains a substantial need for basic primary care.

In March 2009, OCI will be returning to Ghana on our third mission to the country. We will be carrying

on with our previous commitment to provide much-needed medical care, especially in regards to

optical treatment, as Ghana has some of the highest incidences of cataracts in the world.