100 days from today, the WOGO early team boards planes bound for Arusha, Tanzania. Two days later, the full team boards their flights. The final countdown is upon us. Every WOGO team member has preparation to complete, paperwork, Visa applications, and so much more. We are finalizing our plans for hotels, restaurants, transportation, deliveries and […]
Two weeks ago the WOGO pre-trip team traveled to Arusha, Tanzania to meet with the hospital leadership and staff in preparation for our 2025 medical mission. Tanzania is a beautiful place, and the people are warm and caring. We were so excited to return. The WOGO team worked at Arusha Lutheran Medical Center (ALMC) in 2014. […]
1) People are the same everywhere. They want to make friends. They want to learn about other cultures. 2) A hug communicates so much. 3) Toilet paper is a luxury. Bring your own. 4) Pack light, you never know what your transportation is going to be. 5) Try the local beer wherever you are. 6) […]
Roanoke, Virginia – April 1, 2024 – WOGO is seeking applicants for our Medical Mission Scholarships. THANK YOU to all who applied. The Scholarship Opportunity is now closed. Application is open to Medical Students and/or Orthopedic Residents wishing to participate in our upcoming medical mission to Tanzania in February 2025. The Tanzania medical mission […]
Roanoke, Virginia – January 11, 2024 – Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach (WOGO) announces the location of their next medical mission. In 2025, the team will return to Arusha, Tanzania to work at the Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre (ALMC) hospital. Dr. Robyn Hakanson, WOGO surgeon and founding member stated, “We are so delighted with the work […]
The WOGO team traveled to Georgetown, Guyana with 72 team members in November 2023. We had quite a large team, our size increased because we brought 5 Residents, Students and a Fellow along with us – always wonderful when we can do this. The team completed an extraordinary 62 total knee replacement surgeries. Patients were […]
We are eager to get started on our next medical mission, excited for the new adventure and curious about the people we will meet. Each countdown milestone always seems to mean a little more. This Monday, our cargo ships to Guyana! The last milestone before we travel to Georgetown, Guyana and get to work. Every […]
This Tuesday, Sharecare and Jesse Palmer presented WOGO with the Social Storyteller award. We won for our Giving Tuesday video. We are so proud of this honor. You can see the award presentation here. Thank you so much to our video team Steve and Alex from Emerging Light Media – you tell our story so […]
Women Orthopaedic Global Outreach (WOGO) competes for Sharing Care Award, open for public voting through June 16, 2023 ROANOKE, VA – June 6, 2023 – Women Orthopaedic Global Outreach (WOGO) today announced that two videos “Maria Luisa’s Story”/WOGO and “WOGO Giving Tuesday Promo”/WOGO were named a finalist in the 2023 Sharecare Awards, which recognize best-in-class productions […]
— Meet WOGO Team Member Alia Gupta. Alia joined the team in 2011 for our first Guatemala medical mission in that country, and she’s been with us since. Alia is an RN in Maryland. She is the Silent Auction lead for the annual Pinehurst Golf event. She has a daughter and together they are avid […]
