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Daily reports from our missions, letters, awards and events, from 2008 to today.

Mission 2025 ORH 2025 - Today everything is decided – the big screening begins Today Everything is Decided – The Big Screening Begins Today our real mission began. At around 6:30 a.m. we set off together from the hotel to the… 16 August 2025 Mission 2025 ORH 2025 - On site at the hospital in Hanoi A First Arrival at the Hospital Today was our first day together at the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital — the place where so much will be achieved… 16 August 2025 Mission 2025 ORH 2025 - Faces of Change – Before and After The Power of Transformation Today we would like to show you what words can hardly describe: the change in a child's face – and the power that lies in… 16 August 2025 Mission 2025 ORH 2025 - Day 3 – Awakening to a New Life Four Images – A Silent Record of Hope From the first cut on the operating table to the small, twitching foot, to the delicate movement under the… 16 August 2025 Mission 2024 Screeningday Operation Restore Hope 2024 Hope despite challenges - Why not all children can be admitted for surgery At the Paranaque Hospital in Manila, the children - who often come from… 7 May 2024 Mission 2024 OP-Day Operation Restore Hope 2024 Arrival at the hospital and first steps We entered the hospital early in the morning, ready for our first day of surgery. The sun had just risen as… 7 May 2024 Mission 2024 The start of our mission Operation Restore Hope 2024 Together for a better future for children After a 4 year break due to the Corona pandemic, the long-awaited return mission of the organization… 2 May 2024 News Operation Restore Hope New Zealand 2024 - Medical and Surgical Mission Dates:  27 April 2024 to 3rd May 2024 In Partnership with ASK Foundation and Ospital ng Paranaque Operation Restore Hope 2024 WELCOME LETTER Welcome to Operation Restore Hope New Zealand… 16 April 2024 News Operation Restore Hope 2024 WELCOME LETTER Welcome to Operation Restore Hope New Zealand and Germany in partnership with the Alay Sa Kinabukasan Foundation (ASK) and Ospital ng Paranaque… 16 April 2024 News Operation Restore Hope New Zealand and Germany Year 2020 Report As we enter the new normal in this new era of pandemics, grounded and locked down for many months, life’s uncertainty and fear hanging over traveling… 12 October 2020 News Year 2020 International Medical Mission to Manila Philippines is re-scheduled for March 2021 Year 2020 International Medical Mission to Manila Philippines is re-scheduled for March 2021. We will continue to work in partnership with the Alay… 10 March 2020 News ORH 2020 - Next years mission trip dates to the Philippines · 24-25 April 2020 - Friday/Saturday hospital set-up/Manila arrival · 26 April 2020 Sunday - Final Hospital Screening Day · 27 April to 1st May 2020… 26 August 2019 News 2020 Mission Trip Dates - Philippines · 24-25 April 2020 - Friday/Saturday hospital set-up/Manila arrival · 26 April 2020 Sunday - Final Hospital Screening Day · 27 April to 1st May 2020… 26 August 2019 Mission 2019 ORH 2019 - Ward Round The next day The first results of our endeavours become reality. During the early morning round all the children subjected to surgery the previous… 9 April 2019 Mission 2019 ORH 2019 - The start of this year's mission to Vietnam The journey took 37 hours. On arrival in the socialist Republic of Vietnam we felt as if time had stood still, a time similar to that which no longer… 5 April 2019 Mission 2019 ORH 2019 - First OP-Day The day begins early with breakfast in the hotel at 0600hours. At 7am the bus leaves the hotel for the hospital. The advantage this year, is that the… 5 April 2019 Mission 2018 ORH 2018 - Thank you from The Team Thank you to the staff of Ospital Ng Parañaque for their meticulous preparation of our stay, to the ASK foundation for their tireless support, to… 19 March 2018 Mission 2018 ORH 2018 - Team Work Ospital Ng Parañaque and its staff are an essential partner during the week ORH is working on the children and an indispensable component of the… 17 March 2018 Mission 2018 ORH 2018 - Final Day Final day of yet another successful mission Operation Restore Hope. While surgeons and nurses go straight to the ward to do another check up on… 15 March 2018 Mission 2018 ORH 2018 - Nathan's Dream Come True 7year old Nathan refuses to go to school: the teasing and mocking have become simply too painful to bear. Being labeled ‘harelip’ is embarrassing and… 12 March 2018 Mission 2018 ORH 2018 - Joyful Moments for Patients The first patients have been successfully operated on and are returned to their parents, who are often overwhelmed with emotion. For best outcomes… 9 March 2018 Mission 2018 ORH 2018 - First Post Operative Morning On the early morning ward round by the medical team of ORH, the team perform a last check up before the patients are discharged and leave for home… 7 March 2018 Mission 2018 ORH 2018 - First Day in Surgery At 6:30 am the bus is making its way through Manila’s early morning rush hour arriving at Ospital Ng Parañaque roughly half an hour later. Just a… 5 March 2018 Mission 2018 ORH 2018 - Screening Day After two days of preparing the operating theatres and utility rooms, the day to screen potential patients has arrived. Underprivileged families and… 3 March 2018 Mission 2018 ORH 2018 - Ambassadors Hosting ORH In light of the twentieth anniversary of ‘Operation Restore Hope’ the team gladly accepted the invitation to an official reception at the German… 1 March 2018 News ORH 2018 - 20 years 'Operation Restore Hope' in Manila This year’s mission of "Operation Restore Hope“ is a special one. We are celebrating our twentieth anniversary. Exactly 20 years ago Dr. Christopher… 28 February 2018 Mission 2018 ORH 2018 - From the German Ambassador For the 20th anniversary of Operation Restore Hope in the Philippines, I would like to express my appreciation and personal respect to all volunteers… 31 January 2018 Mission 2017 ORH 2017 - Surgeon's Charity Ball Thank you to all that attended, the event was a great success and very well supported. 27 October 2017 Mission 2017 ORH 2017 - Mission Report Back 2017 Mission Operation Restore Hope (ORH) New Zealand and Germany in cooperation with ASK Foundation Inc and Ospital ng Paranaque Drs. Tristan de… 31 March 2017 Mission 2017 ORH 2017 - The Last Day of Mission Following his last operation, the plastic surgeon Jeffrey Fairley, takes a taxi directly to the International Airport in Manila to catch his flight… 28 March 2017 Mission 2017 ORH 2017 - Kyle Cholo's Procedure The young boy whom we visited in his home, was operated on today by Dr. Tristan De Chalain. In a procedure lasting 60 minutes his cleft lip was… 25 March 2017 Mission 2017 ORH 2017 - The Day After Surgery The first results can be seen. During the ward round in the morning the children who underwent surgery the previous day are seen. Each patient still… 5 March 2017 Mission 2017 ORH 2017 - Setting up the Operating Theatre Whilst screeing is ongoing, theatre sisters and anaesthesia technicans were busy with setting up the theatre for the coming week. All forms of… 3 March 2017 Mission 2017 ORH 2017 - Mission Launch Another year has passed: doctors from New Zealand, Germany and Australia leave their daily routine at home behind them to provide help for needy… 2 March 2017 Mission 2017 ORH 2017 - Donations by PNZBC and Zesto Corporation Operation Restore Hope's New Zealand Team is in Manila this week for its 19th Medical Mission. Yesterday, 12 March (Sunday), the PNZBC, together with… 1 March 2017 Mission 2017 ORH 2017 - Generous Donation from Columba at Ascot Columba at Ascot have generously donated a fully equipped Penlon Anaesthetic machine to ORHNZ for use in their annual surgical missions to the… 28 February 2017 Mission 2016 ORH 2016 - Thank You boards from our Children Thanks you boards from the recent mission to the Philippines. 31 March 2016 Mission 2016 ORH 2016 - Mission Report Back The last operation is over. For all, an exhausting week. In all 88 operations were performed in this single week. Many of the children require at… 31 March 2016 Mission 2016 ORH 2016 - Team Work Many employees of the hospital also provide their services pro bono for the duration of the project, aiding the doctors and nurses during the… 28 March 2016 Mission 2016 ORH 2016 - The ASK Foundation & The Charity Ladies Without the charity ladies from Manila and their ASK Foundation, the mission would probably be impossible. Via Hoffman is one of the organizers from… 24 March 2016 Mission 2016 ORH 2016 - Before and After Results Although one can see major swelling in the vicinity of his freshly operated face, Tim's face shows the fist signs of excellent results. Tim lives in… 15 March 2016 Mission 2016 ORH 2016 - The Day After Surgery The first results are already visible. During morning rounds the children, who were operated on the day before are being checked. The patients are… 7 March 2016 Mission 2016 ORH 2016 - The First Day of Surgery The team met at 5:30am and boarded the bus for the hospital. Despite leaving early, there is already traffic and the journey there take 1,5 hrs. The… 4 March 2016 Mission 2014 ORH 2014 - Mission Report The last day of surgery at “ Don Manuel Lopez Memorial District Hospital” in Batangas comes to a close. The week has been exhausting but successful… 8 March 2014 Mission 2014 ORH 2014 - Marathon Operation Kyla Mae The last patient of Dr Wachsmuth’s to come to surgery was little Kyla Mae aged 3 years. She had a bilateral cleft lip and palate. The operation took… 7 March 2014 Mission 2014 ORH 2014 - Teamwork During the mission week, all team members are extremely busy. Working in an atmosphere of trust is very important for every team member as each… 6 March 2014 Mission 2014 ORH 2014 - Post Operation Moments of joy not only for all team members, but for family and the parents of the children. The first group of children have their successful… 5 March 2014 Mission 2014 ORH 2014 - The First Day of Surgery At 6.30am the team was collected at the hotel entrance to be taken to the hospital which was reached after a busy drive through heavy traffic after 1… 4 March 2014 Mission 2014 ORH 2014 - Setup of the Operation Theatres Whilst the surgeons and anaesthetists are busy with screening, the other half of the team is busy with the setting up and preparation of the… 3 March 2014 Mission 2014 ORH 2014 - Mission Launch This year’s mission in the Philippines for the organisation „Operation Restore Hope „ has begun. Surgeons from Australia, New Zealand and Germany… 2 March 2014 Mission 2014 ORH 2014 - Host Hospital Don Manuel Lopez Memorial District Hospital The Don Manuel Lopez Memorial District Hospital in Batangas, a coastal city aproximately 100 km south of Manila, was chosen for the first time by the… 1 March 2014 Mission 2012 ORH 2012 - Mission Restores disfigured Children Newspaper Article ORH 2012 - Mission Restores disfigured Children Newspaper Article 31 March 2012 Mission 2012 ORH 2012 - Message from St George Private Hospital St. George Private Hospital has been a staunch supporter of the charity work the Operation Restore Hope team does every year in the last 8 years in… 31 March 2012 Mission 2012 ORH 2012 - Certificate of Achievement 2012 Award We were awarded the Certificate of Achievement in the Community of the Year Category at the recent New Zealander of the Year Awards 2012. 31 March 2012 Mission 2011 ORH 2011 - Mission Report Back 80 patients in 5 operating days: Underprivileged communities hope shines anew in the Philippines – ORH NZ Medical Mission 2011 Operation Restore Hope… 31 March 2011 Mission 2010 ORH 2010 - Mission Report Back 84 children given new hope in life - 2010 ORH New Zealand Medical Mission to Manila, Philippines 6 Years of Success The ORH 2010 Mission represented… 31 March 2010 Mission 2010 ORH 2010 - Certificate of Achievement 2010 Award We were awarded the Certificate of Achievement in the Community of the Year Category at the recent New Zealander of the Year Awards 2010. 31 March 2010 Mission 2008 ORH 2008 - Documentary ORH 2008 - Documentary 31 March 2008