Daybreak Alberta

An Operation of Hope


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Each year for the last 7 years, Dr. Christiaan Schrag has been making a pilgrimage to Africa to perform surgeries for people in bad need of medical care. The Alberta plastic surgeon is part of a group called Global Aid Society and they are hosting a fundraiser in Calgary to raise money for their next mission to Zimbabwe. Typically, this team of health professionals perform free cleft lip & palate plus burn surgeries. Their hope is perform over 100 life altering surgeries as they say it only takes $250 to change a child's life forever. Dr. Christiann Schrag and RN Selena Clauson joined Russell to talk about the fundraiser and their work.
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Daybreak AlbertaBy CBC