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We were honored to have our CEO, Vafa Akhavan, speak at the North Carolina Global Health Alliance Fall Event. Vafa reflected on World Pediatrics’ 25 years of impact, the 27,000+ children whose lives have been transformed, and the $320M+ mobilized to expand access to advanced pediatric care across the globe. He also shared our integrated 360° approach, built to strengthen systems and create long-term change through three interconnected pillars: 🔹 Deliver – Advanced surgical and diagnostic care 🔹 Empower – Training and capacity building 🔹 Transform – National-level partnerships that reshape care for children 🎥 In this reel, Vafa explains how our 360° model drives sustainable impact for children everywhere. #GlobalHealth #Pediatrics #NCGHA #WorldPediatrics #Leadership #25Years #ChildHealth #SustainableImpact #HealthSystemsStrengthening #Partnerships #delivercare #empowercare #transformcare #healachildchangetheworld #worldchangers #pediatrics #NorthCarolina #Raleigh #Durham #ChappelHill

✨ Our FY25 Annual Report is here! ✨ This year, World Pediatrics celebrates more than numbers, we celebrate YOU! Because of your belief in a world where every child deserves access to advanced medical care, FY25 became a year of healing, hope, and measurable impact. Together, we: 💙 Reached 3,466 children across 23 countries 💙 Delivered 1,308 surgeries and 6,638 medical services 💙 Deployed 88 traveling teams to expand care shoulder-to-shoulder with local providers 💙 Trained 2,592 medical professionals, totaling 31,243 hours of capacity building Thanks to your generosity, over $31.6 million in total revenue, allowed 88% of every dollar to go directly to programs that heal children and strengthen healthcare systems worldwide. As we step into FY26, we’ve begun a truly special chapter, our 25th anniversary year, celebrating 25 years of delivering, empowering, and transforming access to pediatric healthcare and honoring the donors, volunteers, and partners who make this work possible. https://lnkd.in/e3ETZrtd #worldpediatrics #impact #annualreport #nonprofit #impactbythenumbers #changemakers #volunteer #pediatrics #fundraising #donations #doctors #children #healachild #support #changetheworld #connect #globalhealth #KidsFirst #deliver #empower #transform

🚀 Exciting news from the Triangle! World Pediatrics welcomes Nick Malinowski as our new Director of Development for the Triangle Region. With two decades of experience building partnerships for children, Nick will help expand our impact from North Carolina to the world. 🌎 👉 Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/eE6rHaJH #WorldPediatrics #TriangleNC #KidsFirst #GlobalHealth #HealAChildChangeTheWorld #NorthCarolina #Pediatrics #worldchangers #team #Raleigh #Durham #HealaChild #ChangetheWorld #nonprofit #development #fundraising #director #PediatricHealth #Health

🌍 A Legacy of Healing: 25 Years of Impact At the 80th United Nations General Assembly, World Pediatrics and the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines marked 25 years of transforming access to advanced pediatric healthcare worldwide. Led by Lauren McIntosh, Executive Director for the Caribbean Region, the event brought together global leaders and partners to celebrate this milestone and our shared vision for the future of children’s health. 💙 Read how this powerful evening unfolded and what comes next: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e3mKrc-W #WorldPediatrics #UNGA80 #25YearsOfHealing #GlobalHealth #DeliverEmpowerTransform Donna Brown Vafa Akhavan Carrie Dolan Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States OECS

We’re proud to share that our CEO, Vafa Akhavan, will be a featured speaker at the 2025 North Carolina Global Health Alliance Event: Global Health in Transition. Vafa will join the panel “Expanding Access, Saving Lives: Global Partnerships for Critical Care,” highlighting how collaboration across borders is transforming access to life-saving surgical and critical care for children worldwide. With decades of global leadership experience, Vafa brings a unique perspective on how partnerships, innovation, and shared purpose can drive impact at scale—ensuring every child, no matter where they are born, has access to the care they deserve. Join us on November 14 at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBiotech) in Durham to be part of this important conversation shaping the future of global health. #WorldPediatrics #GlobalHealth #KidsFirst #Leadership #PartnershipsForImpact #HealthcareAccess #Pediatrics #DeliverEmpowerTransform #Partnerships #HealaChild #ChangetheWorld #NorthCarolina #Raleigh #Health #Durham

🌴 Caribbean Transformation: Lauren’s Impact 💖 As part of our series on what inspires us to heal a child and change the world, we’re spotlighting Lauren McIntosh, Executive Director for the Caribbean Region. ✨ “The opportunity to completely transform lives—not only for the children who can now walk, run, and see—but for their parents, whose joy shines from their faces.” — Lauren McIntosh Lauren reminds us that our impact goes far beyond surgery. It’s the joy that reaches families and communities across the Caribbean. 🌍 💬 Comment 🩵 to support Lauren and her team! 🔗 Learn more https://lnkd.in/ebdnGi9i about 25 years of impact. #WorldPediatrics #HealAChild #ChangeTheWorld #25YearsOfImpact #Caribbean #ChildHealth #DeliverEmpowerTransform #KidsFirst #shouldertoshoulder #health #pediatrics #surgery #community #stvincent #stlucia #grenada #stkitts #SVG #change #changemakers #inspiration