That said, once again, Watsi is great. I really appreciate all the hard work they've put into making this happen—this is orders of magnitude more impressive and impactful than most projects I've ever seen!
That said, once again, Watsi is great. I really appreciate all the hard work they've put into making this happen—this is orders of magnitude more impressive and impactful than most projects I've ever seen!
I honestly have no idea about healthcare costs in countries like that, but assuming the main cost is a surgeon, the reported median salary for surgeons in Sweden is between 110-150k usd yearly. Assuming 200 working days a year and available for something like 4 surgeries a day on average that goes to about 137 usd per surgery. Adjust for Malawi being a far cheaper country but addition of more staff and a cost of 400$ for a relatively minor surgery doesn't seem too far fetched if there isn't middlemen taking a cut (actually googling it seems like middlemen can take a fairly large cut even with those costs).