Butaro Crowdfund
Build An Operating Room
For surgeries including emergency C-sections, there is often no time to wait for the single operating room to become free.
Together, we can build a new OB/GYN operating room to help mothers in rural Rwanda deliver safely.
Support the Crowdfund
Butaro District Hospital serves a region of Rwanda with 350,000 people, but it only has one operating room. Often, women in need of emergency C-sections must wait for the room to be available and sterile.
We can change that. Help build a dedicated OB/GYN operating room -- DOUBLING the surgical capacity of the rural hospital.
Meet the Doctors
Dr. Andrew Oryono is an OB/GYN, and a member of the Inshuti Mu Buzima team, as PIH in known in Rwanda. He left his award-winning role at a major hospital in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, to care for patients in the rural communities where PIH works.
One week per month, he travels to Butaro District Hospital to mentor staff on advanced techniques that can save women’s lives.
"Being pregnant is not an illness." - Dr. Andrew Oryono
Dr. Ornella Masimbi is a Lecturer in Basic Medical Sciences and the Coordinator of the Simulation Center at the University of Global Health Equity, just across the valley from Butaro District Hospital. She’s an expert medical educator and a fervent global health advocate.
Support for new operation room will advance medical training and help the community access advanced surgical care.
"Having a new operating theatre will help Butaro residents accessing basic and advanced surgical care easily, and therefore will help to reduce the complications of surgically treatable conditions." - Dr. Ornella Masimbi
