Country: Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay

Length of Trip: 1 Week

Trips per Year to Latin America: 3

Cost: $2,800

Urban/Rural: Both

Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse, Pharmacist, Healthcare-related trainee

Type of Organization: Secular NGO

Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic

Description:

HMO is a medical outreach organization consisting of licensed health care professionals and general volunteers. We provide health care to the disadvantaged; those who are deprived of basic care due to politics, geographical terrain and other adversities. Our volunteers come from a variety of disciplines. Some of these disciplines include:

-Cardiologists
-Chartered Accountants
-Dental assistants
-Dental hygienists
-Electricians
-General dentists
-General physicians
-Handymen
-Nurses

-Opticians
-Optometrists
-Orthopedic surgeons
-Pediatricians
-Pharmacists
-Plastic surgeons
-Prosthodontists
-Students

We participate in short-term medical missions ranging from one to two weeks in duration, and plan a minimum of two missions per year.

Due to governmental regulations, we often work in collaboration with the health care professionals of the countries we visit.

Our main focus is providing health care, which includes the relief of poverty, providing drinking water and constructing low-cost housing.

Organizational Base: Toronto, Ontario

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