Our Work
WSFP’s mission is to provide access to quality surgical healthcare, surgical equipment, including surgical training for medical professionals in government hospitals.
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The organization has conducted over 77 surgical outreach activities in 66 locations, covering almost 9,000 free surgeries for indigent individuals. WSFP also distributed around; 900 pulse oximeters, 820 surgical safety checklists to over 289 participant hospitals through its partnership with Americares and Lifebox Project on the Safe Surgery Initiative (Lifebox Project), and has been in the frontlines in the response and mitigation efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Foundation’s programs and projects are on-going through partnerships with other Non-Profit Organizations, sponsorships from corporations, individuals, and strategic relationships with concerned government agencies sharing the same advocacy.
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The Surgeries Accessible to the Vulnerable (SAVE) Program aims to provide direct surgical services to indigent patients in need in far-flung areas through its two (2) sub-programs:
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1) Surgical Outreach Program - Outreach Program that aims to provide FREE surgical treatment and services to indigent patients in far-flung provinces.
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General Adult & Pediatric Outreach
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Colostomy Freedom Project / Focused Pediatric Outreach
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Minor Outreach
2) SAVE1 Program - Sponsorship and referral program that aims to provide FREE surgical treatment and services at WSFP Adopted Hospital in Paranaque to indigent patients from NCR and other regions.
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Individual Major Surgical Patient Sponsorship
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General Adult and Pediatric​
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Advanced Anorectal Malformation Diagnostics
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Hospitals Promoting Equality (HOPE) Program aims to improve the quality of healthcare service delivery in the country by:
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Adopt -a-Hospital Program - Capacitating partner hospitals like the Our Lady of Peace Hospital in Paranaque to provide quality healthcare to the marginalized at the lowest cost through equipment donations, and strategic partnerships.
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Calmoseptine Colorectal Clinic - The World Surgical Foundation Philippines and Calmoseptine, in partnership with Our Lady of Peace Hospital in Parañaque, built the first ever Colorectal Clinic. The facility shall ensure complete care for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung’s Disease, from diagnosis to follow-up. It offers education on ostomy care, bowel management, and rectal irrigation to help children manage symptoms to its patients.
Surgical Training Addressing Neglected Surgical Diseases (STAND) Program aims to provide avenues for professional and hands-on training of medical professionals in the field of surgery, and to immerse them to community service, furthering the advocacy of the Foundation.
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We provide them with opportunities to work using the most advanced gadgets in the field (harmonics cautery, portable anesthesia machines, top-of-the-line cauteries, etc.), even in makeshift set-ups. This approach has been proven successful in delivering equitable surgical healthcare in the country.
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The Surgical Research Support Program aims to conduct and/or support research studies that are focused on the implementation of inclusive health policies in the country. This includes providing research grants to partners, or leading research studies of its own.
In 2021, the we sponsored and co-authored the National Surgical and Anesthesia Human Health Resource Study of 2020 in partnership with the Philippine College of Surgeons and the World Surgical Foundation that to assess the adequacy and accessibility of both surgical and anesthesia services in the Philippines based on its surgical workforce density and volume of surgical operations throughout the country. Since then, it has become a reference tool in prioritizing areas for Surgical Outreach Projects conducted by the Foundation.
