Through the donation of our Galaxy II® retractors and the Neomedic Fascial Sling repair kits. We are proud to have supported trips this year, including the Urolink charitable surgical work at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Tanzania and the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre in Lahore, Pakistan. Miss Tamsin Greenwell, Mr Nikesh Thiruchelvam and Mrs Suzie Venn (Consultant urological surgeon) and the team gave their time and skills in Moshi and Lahore to provide life-changing treatment for women suffering from urinary incontinence, fistula, and pelvic organ prolapse.
While donated medical devices play an important role, it is the dedication of volunteer surgeons who give their time, skills, and expertise that truly transforms lives.
One of the patients treated was a 42-year-old woman who had been living with severe stress urinary incontinence following seven vaginal deliveries. Using a donated disposable needle as part of a rectus fascial sling procedure, the surgical team was able to successfully restore continence. Today, she is dry, voiding normally, and enjoying a significantly improved quality of life.
Among the other patients treated were women living with vesicovaginal fistula (VVF), a devastating condition that can occur following childbirth or surgery. For many women, the consequences extend far beyond their health, affecting their confidence, relationships, livelihoods, and place within their communities.
Several complex fistula repairs were successfully completed using donated Galaxy retractors, helping restore continence and offering patients the opportunity to return to normal life. In some cases, the impact was truly life-changing, allowing women to regain hope, independence, and the chance to remain with their families.
What makes this story particularly inspiring is that some of these surgeries were never part of the original programme. Having met additional patients during outpatient clinics, the team chose to return to the hospital over the weekend to perform further procedures, donating additional personal time to ensure these women received the care they desperately needed.
These visits also provide an opportunity to share knowledge with local clinicians. By demonstrating how enhanced surgical access can enable complex vaginal repairs, the team challenged long-held assumptions about treatment options and helped build confidence in techniques that may benefit many more women in the future.
This is exactly why partnerships matter.
When healthcare professionals donate their expertise and organisations donate the tools they need, together we can expand access to care, strengthen local services, and improve outcomes for patients who might otherwise go untreated.
We are incredibly grateful to the clinicians who continue to dedicate their time to supporting women around the world and are proud that our products can play a small part in helping them deliver exceptional care.