Emergency Help for Tanzania

Emergency Help for Tanzania

In February, the ‘Fondazione TicinoCuore’ (Ticino Heart Foundation) donated five defibrillators to SwissABILITY. These life-saving devices will be shipped to the Desire Charitable Hospital and Rehabilitation centre in Tanzania. They will be used in the...
Win a Vespa!

Win a Vespa!

Every year, Mike Barbershop e Hairstyle in partnership with other local businesses organizes a lottery to benefit a worthy cause. This year, they dedicate the proceeds of this generous tradition, to us! Quest’anno destinano il ricavato a noi! How does it work?Each...
Legacies that matter.

Legacies that matter.

On Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Hotel Dante in Lugano, SwissABILITY organized its first event related to estate planning, the precautionary mandate and patient directives. Attorney Marco Lucheschi, a specialist in inheritance law, outlined to participants the...
Newsletter October 2024

Newsletter October 2024

In early October, SwissABILITY organized an important double training for orthopedic professionals in two different locations in Tanzania: the Mwanza Prosthetics and Orthotics Workshop (MPOW), in Mwanza, and the Desire Charitable Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre...
Welcome Paola and Riccardo!

Welcome Paola and Riccardo!

We are pleased to welcome Mrs. Paola Eicher-Pellegrini and Mr. Riccardo Ronchi as our two new members of the Executive Committee of SwissABILITY. Paola and Riccardo join our President Tomislav Matiević and our Vice-President Dr. Julian Lair to create a very...
Newsletter August 2024

Newsletter August 2024

With great anticipation we waited for August when we had our next mission to the Orthopedic Workshop of the Inhambane Provincial Hospital, in Mozambique. Haven previously undertaken missions to Pemba, Nampula and Queilimane, our passion was driven by...