Missions
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WHAT IS A MEDICAL MISSION?
The Canada-Africa Community Health Alliance has been sending volunteers on 2-3 week medical missions since 2002. Medical Missions serve to provide rural and isolated African communities with life-saving medical care. Want to get involved? A medical mission typically consists of a team of approximately 20-25 CACHA volunteers along with 25 local staff, who provide free or subsidized health services to underserviced rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The CACHA volunteers consist of pharmacists, surgeons, nurses, physicians and logisticians (non-medical volunteers). A mission lead is appointed by CACHA to organize the preparation for the mission and lead volunteers on the ground. Health services offered include: General medicine consults, OB/GYN consults, minor surgery, dentistry, ophthalmology, surgical referrals and onsite HIV testing and referrals. Between 400 and 600 patients are seen per clinic day with an average of 4-5 prescriptions per person. Mission Participants are active CACHA members and engage in necessary fundraising efforts to cover the full cost of the mission. To learn more, please contact missions@cacha.ca. To see pictures from our most recent medical missions, check out our Flickr! |
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Upcoming Medical Missions for 2012 Tanzania October 4-20, 2012: Kilema District Hospital, Kilema October 18-November 2, 2012: Nansio District Hospital, Ukerewe Island November 8-23, 2012: Shirati KMT Hospital, Shirati, Tanzania Benin November 8-23, 2012: Anoum and Aklampa
Please contact CACHA for information regarding participation in any of our future missions
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UPCOMING MISSIONS