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As part of a funding drive, we recent put together a slide presentation on Juan Paz outlining his significant support to our program here in Honduras. He is a key part of our continuing medical and teaching mission. Please visit our overview using the link.

I ran across José at a local health fair the other day, and was blown away by what I saw. It’s a story of what $200, some resident medical assistance, and a few compassionate sojourners here can accomplish.
José was a normal 14 year old child who fell from a tree about 9 years ago–not that [...]

Further consultation with US doctors capable of performing this intricate surgery have led us to conclude the the surgery would likely have to be done in the US, where more extensive post-op care between multiple surgeries is available. We’d still like to help these children, but the meager amounts identified in the original story won’t [...]

The Volunteer Ethics and Professionalism Online Course from Unite for Sight is about professionalism for heath professionals volunteering abroad. It is reasonably short, but packed with good, solid advice for anyone, not just health professsionals, that wants to really help. Take the time to read all 4 modules. It will be worth the small investment [...]

A recent donation by way of Amigos of Hondurars allowed us to make this purchase of 270 lbs. of powdered milk, which will provide about 1600 glasses of milk for Honduran children. Their generosity is greatly appreiciated by us and by the children who will have a bit of milk to drink.

The  transcript and video of this CBS interview is highly recommended. Though what I do is much more limited in scope, the spirit is mine also, and I think that of all who do effective work in Honduras. It’s very much worth your time and effort.
Dr. Paul Farmer Interview on CBS