Changing Lives Through Surgeries Overseas.
Overseas Specialist Surgical Association of Australia Inc. (OSSAA) is a not-for-profit, non-government organisation based in South Australia.
Our Mission:
To provide surgical and reconstructive rehabilitation services to children and disadvantaged people in our region, and to provide local training and capacity building in surgical and hospital services.
What We Do.
Provide major surgeries encompassing the specialties of Reconstructive Surgery, Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and General Surgery as well as increasing support for Allied Health Programs and broader education.
Working Together.
OSSAA and local medical teams work closely together to enhance skills and develop local medical and health resources. Our services are delivered in cooperation with local hospitals, government's, health authorities and aid agencies.
Small Budgets. Huge Outcomes.
We maintain minimal administration expenses through all team members and management working on a voluntary basis. We estimate the average cost of each major surgical procedure to be $300, making sure donations have their greatest impact.
Our Story & Foundation
OSSAA was initiated in 2002, but was instigated in the early 1990s through Dr John C Hargrave AO MBE.
Dr Hargrave was a respected leprosy specialist, hand and burns surgeon who was based in the Northern Territory from 1956.
Dr Hargrave had identified the need for reconstructive surgical services in neighbouring Eastern Indonesia and led volunteer teams to help those who were unable to afford medical services, or those who had no access to these.
How can you help?
Even a small donation will help deliver a significantly positive impact in some of the poorest communities of our closest neighbours.
