Nicola Kläber and Volker Roth

Volker is a general and orthopedic surgeon with a focus on trauma care. In his early years as a medical doctor, he spent five years in a rural hospital in Cameroon, sent by Service Overseas of the German Protestant Church. After specializing in general, trauma and orthopedic surgery he worked in a regional hospital. In short term fellowships in hospitals of the Global South he was introduced to the special challenges of austere settings. Volunteering in Nepal, Madagascar, Kenya, the Central African Republic and Cameroon allowed the exchange with colleagues of the Global South.

Nicola and Volker are married. She is a general surgeon and more important an experienced hand surgeon. As part of the Interplast-Team for reconstructive surgery of her late chief medical officer she made two trips to Guatemala. Following her interest in medical care in the Global South, she completed the Swiss Tropical Health course for International Cooperation and Global Health. She was part of the team in all the volunteering trips.