Approximately 240 servicemembers from across the United States provided no-cost health care to more than 2,000 Virgin Islands residents June 1-9, many leaving behind their civilian jobs such as doctors, dentists and optometrists.
An unexpected path leads Dr. Babiker to HCP Cureblindness and its mission to build local capacity in Eritrea.
Dr. Wesler Lambert, a dedicated healthcare professional, has spent nearly three decades working with Partners In Health in Haiti, rising from an intern to become the executive director of Zanmi Lasante.
Drs. Mahli Brindamour and Ryan Meili, two Saskatoon-based physicians, spent six months volunteering in Lesotho with Partners in Health. Their experience treating tuberculosis patients in challenging conditions offered valuable lessons for their work in northern Saskatchewan.
Dr Aja Kuol, South Sudan’s first female ophthalmologist, travels to remote villages to perform life-changing eye surgeries, partnering with Mission Aviation Fellowship to reach the most isolated communities.