With the construction of a potable water system for the remote community of Yucuruchi, 32 families now have access to clean water for the first time, thanks to Amazon Promise and Engineers Without Borders Kansas City.
“In total, we provided eye care to 650 individuals. Out of these, fifty will receive some form of eye surgery, with the majority needing cataract surgery.”
Mission Plasticos conducted its fourth mission to Argentina with a team of seven medical volunteers. This was their first mission to the city of Cordoba, where the team spent one week completing advanced plastic surgery reconstruction procedures and training.
Most of the plastic surgery residents in the training program are unpaid and come from poor families. They cannot afford expensive surgical equipment that other surgeons rely on. Our mission included the donation of much needed supplies.
MSF hands over its HIV program in Arua, Uganda, after long-term improvement in care and patient outcomes.
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