On the 7th day of Stand Tall Christmas

We are excited to introduce Dr. Massawe

We have a new goal at Stand Tall, to make larger systemwide changes in Tanzania as a whole, to prevent more and more children from reaching a life threatening condition.  We are the only organization in the entire country working with spinal deformity.  As one small organization, there is no way we can help an entire country of children.  So what about the ones outside of Stand Tall’s reach, we can’t forget about them.

This is where Dr. Massawe comes in.  He is a local Tanzanian orthopedic surgeon.  He was born and raised in Tanzania, is a young doctor, and is passionate about spine surgeries.  He has already performed a handful of successful spine surgeries, including 2 for scoliosis.  What he needs is more training.  This is our next big project.  To bring Dr. Massawe to the United States for 3 months to study spine surgery. 

With this training, Dr. Massawe will have the capability to perform more scoliosis surgeries, year after year.  He can start performing surgeries early in a child’s diagnosis before they get to a critical state, before they need Stand Tall.  So many families tell us that they have spent years visiting different doctors throughout the country looking for an answer.  By supporting the training of Dr. Massawe, these families will have an answer.  My personal dream is that one day Stand Tall will no longer be needed in Tanzania, that they have the resources to care for their own children.  This is the first step towards that dream.

You can help us train Dr. Massawe - be a Stand Tall Warrior by donating today. Donate now.