Information on our recent trips in 2008 and 2009 is shown below. Since the program began in 1986, HealthCare Outreach teams have visited 11 countries around the world.
Recent Trips
Vietnam
16 - 24 February 2008 - Operation Open Heart
15 Cardiac Surgery cases performed
Nepal
4 - 17 April 2009 - Reconstructive Surgery
16 - 24 March 2008 - Reconstructive Surgery
45 burns scar contracture surgeries performed
Fiji
17 – 31 May 2009 - Operation Open Heart
10 - 30 May 2008 - Operation Open Heart
173 pre-operative assessments carried out and 31 cardiac surgical procedures performed
Papua New Guinea
28 May - 7 June 2009 - Operation Open Heart
26 June - 6 July 2008 - Operation Open Heart
400 children underwent pre-operative screening, with 60 undergoing surgery
Cambodia
9 - 13 November 2009 - Operation Open Heart
12 - 20 July 2008 - Orthopaedic Project
Hand surgery
19 - 25 October 2008 - Operation Open Heart
13 ligations of Patent Ductus Arteriosus were performed and 57 Echocardiographies
Tonga
6 - 25 October 2008 - Operation Open Heart
14 cardiac surgical procedures were performed
Rwanda
14 - 23 November 2008 - Operation Open Heart
17 open and 7 closed cardiac procedures were performed
Myanmar
14 – 28 February 2009 - Operation Open Heart
All Countries Visited
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Tonga
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Vanuatu
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Papua New Guinea
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Nepal
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Mongolia
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China
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Solomon Islands
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Fiji
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Vietnam
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Myanmar
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Cambodia
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Rwanda
