Completed Missions
Vietnam (Completed)
October 2024
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We recently concluded our 2024 medical outreach in central Vietnam, completing six days of clinics across three hospital locations within a span of ten days. We had a dedicated team again this year, and everyone worked hard to meet the challenge of adding an extra clinic day to our already busy schedule. Our clinics were held over two days at the medical university hospital in Da Nang, two days at the regional health center in Quang Nam, and another two days at the hospital in Phong Dien.
Our medical teams continued to support Agent Orange victims, unexploded ordnance (UXO) survivors, and families affected by poverty and birth-related disabilities. On this trip, our 14 U.S. volunteers, along with over 80 medical students and staff from Hue and Da Nang medical universities, saw more than 850 patients. …View »
Vietnam (Completed)
Sep. 30th – Oct. 11th, 2023
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Just back from our 2023 Mission to Vietnam, and we were touched again by the depth of relationships and impacts we are seeing in Vietnam over the last several mission efforts.
We had a smaller team than in years past, but our level of efficiency is high, and we were able to again reach a significant population of people with disabilities and those affected by exposure to Agent Orange. Returning to familiar locations provides its benefits, and our team quickly settled in, achieving our expected goals with ease. Each effort here yields tremendous impact on the lives of those we encounter, and it is exciting to come back, knowing the familiar faces we will see are excited to see us and anticipating our return. …View »
Vietnam (Completed)
Oct. 8th – Oct. 19th, 2022
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Building on our success in 2019, we returned to Vietnam after the pandemic-induced hiatus from international travel. Our host partners warmly welcomed us after the two-year break, and everyone was eager to resume our work in helping disadvantaged populations who face daily challenges. Navigating the pandemic protocols established over the last several years presented challenges, but the need remains significant, and the support from our partners allowed us to return and pick up where we left off in 2019. …View »
Vietnam (Completed)
Oct. 27 – Nov. 4, 2019
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Steve Mason and I greatly appreciate the team’s donation of time, resources and dedication in making this trip such a resounding success. We had set some lofty goals in January 2019 when we toured the sites and met with our new partners in Hue and Da Nang. I feel grateful and blessed that we had the team that we did that allowed us to achieve the goals we set. …View »
Guatemala (Completed)
Sept. 1 – Sept. 7, 2019
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MOA recently completed the Fall surgical mission to Amatitlan, Guatemala where we provided Orthopedic and Plastic Surgery services to the underserved citizens of Amatitlan. While we were very productive, we were not able to complete as many surgeries as planned or hoped for. We had 17 team members accompany us …View »
Guatemala (Completed)
February 22, 2019
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Our very small team traveled to Amatitlan on February 22nd to treat a young man who had been evaluated during our September 2018 mission with a large Giant Cell Tumor involving the majority of his proximal femur. We had attempted to travel to Amatitlan in November to perform a resection, but one of our essential team members required emergency surgery which led to a postponement. …View »
Guatemala (Completed)
Sept. 23 – Sept. 29, 2018
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I trust by now that everyone has returned to the everyday grind that is life in the US. Many thanks and congratulations for a job well done in Amatitlan! You guys were amazing and I am always totally amazed by the diversity of the teams but how their is always the common denominator of wanting to help the people of Guatemala! You leave there feeling like you leaving family behind; you can tell your friends and family about your experience, but they can’t possibly comprehend it. …View »
Guatemala (Completed)
March 4 – March 11, 2018
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MOA returned from a most productive and rewarding mission that ran from March 4 thru March 11. Our team of 23 was the largest yet and we had nine members who were either on their first mission with MOA or their first mission ever and it was a delight having them join us! I am repeatedly honored to have team members return time after time to work with MOA in Guatemala! …View »
Guatemala (Completed)
October 22 – October 28, 2017
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Medical Outreach of America recently completed our Fall Surgical mission in Amatitlan, Guatemala, which was once again, highly successful. We completed 42 surgical procedures (19 orthopedic, 15 GYN and 8 plastic surgery). Our primary obstacle to completing more cases was our lack of anesthesia services after the standard work day. Two of our team members (an Anesthesiologist and an Orthopedic Surgeon) were forced to cancel due to the devastation in the Caribbean caused by the back to back hurricanes that ravaged so many of the islands. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them and their families. …View »
Guatemala (Completed)
February 26 – March 4, 2017
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We recently completed our “Spring” 2017 Guatemala Surgical Mission on March 4th and it was by all accounts, extremely successful. Our 21 member team did an incredible job performing as though they had operated together for years! We had 3 orthopedists a Gynecologist, an Anesthesiologist a Dentist and an Anesthetist as well several nurses, a physical therapist and a fantastic team of support members! …View »
Guatemala (Completed)
February 27 – March 4, 2016
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Come join us as we return to Amatitlan, Guatemala to continue our efforts to improve the lives and the hospital conditons in Amatitlan. Guatemala is rich in history and tradition and the people are warm and inviting; it is the only Central American country where the indigenous population is in the majority;…View »
Vietnam (Completed)
Current proposal is November 7 – 15, 2015
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Steve Mason and I just recently returned from Hanoi after spending a week visiting several of the more impoverished areas of north and central Vietnam. After surveying these areas we have begun the rather tortuous process of obtaining permission from the Vietnamese government to allow us to bring a Medical/Dental team during early November (Current proposal is November 6-15). As a mission trip to Asia requires a greater time commitment;…View »
Guatemala (Completed)
October 24 – October 30, 2015
Our October 2015 Surgical Mission has been concluded and it was yet another undeniable success! This mission was a bit of an anomaly as we focused on only orthopedics. While there, we not only did Amatitlan’s first Total Hip Replacement, but also their first arthroscopy. Our ability to perform arthroscopic procedures in Amatitlan was primarily the result of the extremely kind and generous grant that Storz made to MOA!…View »
Guatemala (Completed)
March 2015
Medical Outreach of America just completed it’s second surgical mission to Amatitlan, Guatemala which was an incredible success! We performed 57 major surgeries in three days, as well as providing non-surgical care to dozens of other patients between cases. Many of the surgeries were extremely complicated because of the advanced nature of the disease process; because of the lack of availability of healthcare, patients generally don’t present for surgical treatment until their conditions have progressed to the point that their lives are in danger …View »
Guatemala (Completed)
October 2014
Our team just recently returned from a surgical mission to Amatitlan, Guatemala. Initially, it looked like we might have to abort the mission as the doctors were striking at the Escuintla hospital where we have worked in the past. Only two days before our departure, our coordinator in Guatemala (Ms. Evelyn Paiz) was able to arrange for us to work in the town of Amatitlan. Their hospital suffers from many of the same problems that are seen elsewhere; many patients but very few supplies or equipment…View »
Guatemala (Completed)
March 2014
Our MOA team just recently completed it’s second surgical mission to Escuintla, Guatemala which was very successful! What a great team!! I was continually amazed by their clinical skills, motivation, dedication and compassion. They were never too tired or burdened to do one more case or see one more patient, regardless of the lateness of the day or level of fatigue they were experiencing…View »
Bhutan (Completed)
November 2013
Ten MOA team members spent 12 days in a remote region of South Eastern Bhutan at two medical clinics. This wonderful country was filled with vast landscapes and a warm and rich culture. The village of Buli provided meals and home stays for the team along with nightly cultural dancing around a campfire. We saw almost 900 local Bhutanese and returned home tired, happy and full of memories from the Land of the Thunder Dragon…View »
Guatemala (Completed)
July 2013
We have completed our second surgical mission to Guatemala and it was a wonderful success! Our twenty member team was able to perform 34 operations, fill 170 teeth and extract 80 teeth that were not salvageable…View »
Nepal (Completed)
October 6-18, 2012
MOA took a small team to the Himalayas to provide medical care to the Sherpas (and their families) who assist the many efforts to summit Mt. Everest each year. Although healthcare was delivered where-ever the need was evident, the primary clinic was held in Namche Bazaar at the Community Namche Area Health Post. From …View »
