Dr. Van Laeken traveled to Lahore, Pakistan on December 1 to December 6 2025 conduct free reconstructive surgeries. The surgeries were being conducted by a team of local surgeons in partnership with plastic surgeons from Reconstructing Women International.

Dr. Van Laeken conducted free reconstructive surgeries between March 27 - April 9 2025 at the Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa. The surgeries were conducted by a team of surgeons in partnership with plastic surgeons from Reconstructing Women International.

Dr. Van Laeken conducted free reconstructive surgeries at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital in Nairobi. The surgeries were conducted by a team of local surgeons, in collaboration with plastic surgeons from Reconstructing Women International.

A mission summary : From May 19th through to May 26th, 2022 a team from Reconstructing Women International participated in a surgical mission to the Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa . The team members included : Dr N Van Laeken from Vancouver, Canada , Dr Michele Coriddi from New York, Emily Clark PA from New York and Jennifer Oliver PA, from Spokane Washington. The team had tremendous support from the entire hospital. Dr Abdi Mohammed, the Head of Surgery at AKH, participated i