Home • Missions • Latin America • Venezuela • Cumana • 2012 • More hopeful children on clinic day
Over 200 children were scheduled for evaluations by our volunteer Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Pediatricians, Speech Pathologist, Orthodontist, Nurses, and Staff. Over the course of a 14-hour day, 221 patients were examined. Sadly, not all of the children can be treated, but for the over 100 children that were approved, it will be their new beginning.
Cumana, Venezuela
Meet young Luis Carlos. Just seven days ago, his mother Vizcaino delivered a still-born baby girl. Despite her own medical needs and emotional heartbreak, she is determined to get her only son Luis to Cuma... Read More »
Cumana, Venezuela
I’m honored to be able to say that this is my 6th mission with Rotaplast. On every mission adverse situations arise: something breaks, something is misplaced, or we discover something we wish we had brou... Read More »
Cumana, Venezuela
Marinnys awaits her lip revision surgery with a smile. Marinnys goes bravely with Anesthesiologist Iskra Ivanova. Marinnys is comforted by her Mother following her lip revision surgery. ... Read More »
Luxor, Egypt
This mission to Luxor involved a team of 22 people from the US, 3 surgeons from Egypt, local Rotarian hosts, many local volunteers and translators plus local hospital staff. While some team members had bee... Read More »
Luxor, Egypt
As part of the new Education Committee approved by the Rotaplast Board, we piloted the Rotaplast Global Scholars Program on five recent missions over the past year. This initiative provided clinical experi... Read More »
