ESPRAS SHARE acts like a clearing house. On the one hand, requests for humanitarian aid are welcomed, on the other hand a database will be run containing plastic surgery teams volunteering to perform humanitarian work. SHARE’s core business thus is a brokerage function mediating between demands and volunteering offers. Centralizing this coordination hopes to prevent overlap, to stimulate sustainability, and to safeguard ethics.
The goals of ESPRAS SHARE thus are:
I. to facilitate and better coordinate humanitarian activities involving European plastic surgeons, and
II. to improve the quality of humanitarian aid given by European plastic surgeons so that no harm will be done and so that the aid contributes to sustainable development of reconstructive plastic surgery in receiving countries.
In reaching targets of sustainability and better coordination, improving communication between the various organizations and individuals engaged in humanitarian aid is necessary. And ESPRAS SHARE is an ideal tool to obtain that.
Training and education are the primary instruments to reach the goal of sustainable development of reconstructive plastic surgery in host countries. These instruments are therefore among ESPRAS SHARE’s priority concerns.
Finally, teams intending to embark on a humanitarian mission may inquire with SHARE about political stability and safety in the country to be visited, necessary vaccinations, visa requirements, etc. You can read more about the objectives of ESPRAS SHARE in the ESPRAS SHARE Mission Statement.