Dr. Einar Eriksen
Children's Burn Care Foundation
We are honored to partner with Dr Einar Eriksen for our work in Ethiopia! We lived in Ethiopia in the early 90's and so being able to return to work with burn patients has been such a blessing to me. Due to lack of available care, especially in the rural areas, there are many patients with severe deformities from burn injuries. We rarely see these types of contractures in the US but they are prevalent around the world. Dr Eriksen and his wife, Lillian Rose, moved from their home country of Norway with their family as missionaries. Dr Eriksen grew up in Ethiopia and they both have such a love for the country and the people. His main focus right now is on reconstructive surgery and then Burn Care International follows up with custom fit pressure garments for each patient. We are celebrating our one year anniversary of working in Ethiopia and we are excited to expand with more education and training in rural health centers in the future!
Aminat Ahmed
pressure garment therapist
Our seamstress Aminat is the backbone of our work in Ethiopia and I am thrilled to have found such a talented, responsible, dedicated, hard-working woman to be my right hand in Ethiopia. As soon as we began to practice sewing the first pressure garment I knew that Aminat was exactly the person we needed for this work! As this clinic grows, I am excited to see the ideas that she will help me come up with for how to fit the needs of working with so many patients from reconstructive surgery.
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY BY DR ERIKSEN
Life changing surgery
Burns are painful, traumatic, and life changing. I am constantly amazed at the crazy ways that skin can heal. Pictures speak a thousand words and this patient progress of before, during, and after surgery is a testament to the skill of Dr Eriksen and God's mercy. . This child's life will be forever changed because he had access to a skilled surgeon. Burn Care International was not involved in Ethiopia yet when this child was being treated but there are many many more just like him waiting for their turn and we are honored to be able to help with the rehabilitation process. Your involvement in BCI truly makes a real difference.
Burns are painful, traumatic, and life changing. I am constantly amazed at the crazy ways that skin can heal. Pictures speak a thousand words and this patient progress of before, during, and after surgery is a testament to the skill of Dr Eriksen and God's mercy. . This child's life will be forever changed because he had access to a skilled surgeon. Burn Care International was not involved in Ethiopia yet when this child was being treated but there are many many more just like him waiting for their turn and we are honored to be able to help with the rehabilitation process. Your involvement in BCI truly makes a real difference.