A few months ago we met Sandra, a girl from Pesaro who has been working in Madagascar for some years, where she deals with agro-food development projects. During the first meeting and after many mails exchanged with each other, we’ve got a fairly precise idea of the local social-health situation, so we have made the […]
Burundi 2013: 17 November – 8 December
In the three weeks between November 17 and December 8, the second and final surgical mission of the Foundation in Burundi for 2013 was completed. Two orthopaedic surgeons (Piero Petricca and Stefano Carbone), a hand surgeon (Pietro Ortensi) and three Nurses (Catia Di Natale, Annarita Scocco, Mara Lilliu) participated in this mission. We have carried […]
Burundi 2013: 2 – 25 May
On May 2nd the members of the first surgical mission of the Foundation for 2013 to the Hospital of Bubanza, Burundi, left for Burundi. Dr. Piero Petricca, Dr. Pietro Ortensi and Nurse Claudia Campagnolo were part of this expedition, together with Alessandra Casali, treasurer of the Foundation and Claudia Petricca, with the task of reorganizing […]
Burundi 2012: 12 August – 2 September
On August 12th I left Rome together with my fellow Pietro Ortensi, hand surgeon, to Bubanza to carry out a further surgical mission. During the 19 days of our stay in Burundi we carried out 32 surgeries, we visited a large number of people in the health centres run by the Xaverian Fathers and the […]
Burundi 2011: 14 November – 4 December
On November 14th we left to carry out the last mission of 2011 in Burundi. A nurse, Catia Di Natale, and a large group of doctors, to be precise Piero Petricca, orthopaedist, Alfredo Orefice, orthopaedist, Sandro Tinti, pediatrician, Claudio Gambetta, hematologist, have been part of it. During the three-week stay in Bubanza hospital we performed […]
Burundi 2011: 28 May – 19 June
On May 28th we left Fiumicino airport for this umpteenth health mission in Burundi. The group includes Dr. Vincenzo Monti, Orthopaedic, President of F.I.M.A.C. (Italian Doctors’ Foundation for Central Africa), who has been working in Burundi for about 14 years, Dr. Piero Petricca, Orthopaedic, President of the “Andare Oltre” Foundation, Dr. Pietro Ortensi, Hand Surgeon, […]






