MEDICOS EN ACCION

Medicos en Accion is a non-profit society composed of volunteers whose mandate is to provide medical and surgical care to people in developing countries with limited access to care. Medicos en Accion works independant of any political or religous agenda. Our work is focused in Guatemala at the Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro hospital in Antigua and Serrekunda hospital in The Gambia, a small west African country... Each member of our team fundraises the value of $500, pays their own airfare, accommodation, and other expenses. Members participate in fundraising so that we are able to purchase medicines, supplies, pay for patient support and travel, and to pay for the use of operating facilities. The hospital which we use in Antigua is run by the Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro. These facilities are also residences for handicapped people, and homeless children. The money we pay to Obras Sociales is used to maintain these facilities, and to pay local personnel. We also rent space in the..

Primary location: Nanaimo Canada