Project HOPE volunteers helped complete the sixth leg of the eight-county Continuing Promise 2010 mission. In Panama, volunteers along with their military counterparts helped:
Treat 6,790 patients Performed 139 surgeries Provided 7,445 health education contacts
Enjoy some more photos of volunteers at work in Panama
Photos by Bonnie Hudlet, HOPE's Volunteer Public Affairs Officer
Project HOPE, an international health education and humanitarian assistance organization, works in more than 36 countries around the globe. In addition, since partnering with the U.S. Navy in early 2005 to provide tsunami relief, Project HOPE has participated in 18 humanitarian assistance and health education missions with nearly 1,000 HOPE volunteers. These missions have provided care to more than 400,000 people, offered health education to more than 100,000 and delivered $33 million in donated medicines and medical supplies. Please enjoy our blog as we document the successes and challenges of our work to provide Health Opportunities for People Everywhere.
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