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Medical MissionsHands Across the Americas is committed to providing free medical care to communities in North, Central and South America where people are living in extreme poverty and do not receive or have access to adequate healthcare. Teams of volunteers including doctors, nurses and support personnel embark on annual medical missions to provide medical attention and healthcare education. Cusco, Peru
Bucaramanga, Colombia
Cali, Columbia
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On August 27, 2008, Hands Across the Americas took a team of 29 doctors, nurses and non- medical volunteers to Peru on a medical mission. The team treated 1,200 children and their families in remote villages where healthcare rarely is provided. We took $40,000 worth of medicines, supplies and medical equipment. The majority of the medicines were left at the health facility in Cusco. Our health partners in Peru will travel to these remote villages once a month to do follow-up care throughout the year until our medical team returns. 
Our commitment in Colombia is to the Isaias Duarte Cancino Hospital, located in one of the poorest areas in Cali. For the past three years, Hands Across the Americas has provided medical care to over 12,000 patients during our visits. 
The Hands Across the Americas 2008 surgical medical mission to Cali, Columbia was a huge success due to the broad range of specialists that enabled the team to help more than four thousand patients over six days. Fifty-seven medical and non-medical volunteers provided help to women and children by performing surgeries, conducting routine medical exams, dispensing medications, providing vaccinations, and education on several wellness issues to promote health.