The project was initiated by the pediatricians:
- Thomas Baumann, instructor for hip sonography, author
- Raoul Schmid, instructor for hip sonography and member of the Swiss Hip Commission
In the following year after Thomas Baumann’s trip to Mongolia 2007, it was decided to start a targeted aid program with the assistance of the Swiss Association for Ultrasound in Pediatrics SVUPP.
Meanwhile, the team was actively supported by following people:
- Petrign Toendury, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Bern
- Reto Gambon, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Thusis
- Corinne Wyder, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Burgdorf
- Corina Wilhelm, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Thalwil
- Bettina Essers, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Zurich
- Stefan Essig, researcher, institute of Primary and Community Care, Lucerne
- Madleina Taha, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Aarau
- Nicole Ritz, pediatrician, infectiologist, Basel
- Julia Stettler, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Solothurn
- Michael Buettcher, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, infectiologist, Lucerne
and also by our pediatric orthopaedists:
- Harry Klima, St. Gallen
- Pascal Gerhardt, St. Gallen
- Felix Regenfelder, Solothurn
The Mongolian core group in Ulaanbaatar consists of:
- Bayalag Munkhuu, pediatrician, epidemiologist
- Munhtulga Ulziibat, assistant physician, coordinator
Project coordination in Duschanbe, Tadschikistan:
- Dilshod Abdurakhmanov
Our roject is a non-profit association, all donations are tax-exempt in Switzerland.
The project is supported by the Swiss Association for Ultrasound in Pediatrics (SVUPP).
