Past Missions
Changing lives forever
Guaviare,
Colombia
September 2021
SVI and partner Prescribing Life performed a successful collaboration with the Colombian Government in the Department of Guaviare under the direction of Governor Heydeer Palacio.
During our visit, we performed over 50 operations and provided dental care on patients of varying ages. Prescribing Life treated nearly 1000 patients with debilitating chronic pain problems. The treated surgical conditions ranged from congenital craniofacial clefts, congenital and traumatic hand deformities, vascular lesions, hernias, undescended testis, burn scar contracture, complex masses and tumors of the head, neck, trunk and the extremity. Our group was also able to provide a generous donation of medications, supplies and surgical instruments to the local hospital. In addition, to our medical service we also able to bolster support for the needs of the orphans and indigenous inhabitants of the region.
Mansura, Egypt
October 2019
The SVI team was able to successfully complete
12 complex laparoscopic and 27 cleft lip/cleft palate surgeries. The collaborative effort between our team of volunteers and the skilled surgeons,
anesthesiologists, nurses, residents, medical students and staff local to Mansoura made this mission a tremendous success. Our mission could not have been completed without everyone’s individual contributions.
Together, we overcame cultural differences to achieve our common goals of:
1) Providing quality care for the children .
2) Educating the local surgeons and residents.
3) Providing supplies and equipment to the hospital.
Our mission was also able to give more than
40 patients the opportunity to be seen by
Michael Seitz, DDS for dental care.
Presh Vihear,
Cambodia
February 2019
We completed 62 plastic and hand surgeries. SVI also donated $10,000 worth of orthopedic implants, and acellular dermal matrices.
Cambodia Success Story: Imagine finally being able to smile after 56 years. Phat Nheun was socially isolated most of her life. She was born with a cleft lip and palate that were never fixed because her family could not afford to do so. She never married and lived the life of a farmer. In January of 2018, she arrived at Preah Vihear hospital in the most poor province in Cambodia after hearing of a camp that would provide free surgeries. SVI was able to not only give her a smile, but also a new lease on life.
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More Past Missions
Mansura, Egypt
October 2018
- Pediatric laparoscopy, clefts
- Educational mission
Preah Vihear, Cambodia
May 2018
- 32 general and gynecology surgeries
Preah Vihear, Cambodia
January 2018
- 29 pediatric surgeries
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
November 2017
- 38 pediatric surgeries
Jinotega, Nicaragua
October 2017
- 28 plastic surgery
- 96 dental patients
LaDalia, Nicaragua
January 2017
- 46 general surgeries
- In conjunction with Esperanza
Kerala , India
June 2017
- 26 general surgeries, gynocolgy
- 75 cataracts
Karsog, India
October 2016
- 38 general surgeries and gynocology
Kerala, India
April 2016
- 38 general surgeries
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
March 2016
- 22 burn reconstruction surgeries
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
October 2015
- 26 burn reconstruction surgeries
Kerala, India
April 2015
- 64 general surgeries
- 50 dental patients
Plus an Additional 38+ Mission Trips in Haiti, Vietnam, Guatemala, Mongolia, Egypt and Columbia.
Past Missions
Changing lives forever
Mansura, Egypt
October 2019
The SVI team was able to successfully complete
12 complex laparoscopic and 27 cleft lip/cleft palate surgeries. The collaborative effort between our team of volunteers and the skilled surgeons,
anesthesiologists, nurses, residents, medical students and staff local to Mansoura made this mission a tremendous success. Our mission could not have been completed without everyone’s individual contributions.
Together, we overcame cultural differences to achieve our common goals of:
1) Providing quality care for the children .
2) Educating the local surgeons and residents.
3) Providing supplies and equipment to the hospital.
Our mission was also able to give more than
40 patients the opportunity to be seen by
Michael Seitz, DDS for dental care.
Presh Vihear,
Cambodia
February 2019
We completed 62 plastic and hand surgeries. SVI also donated $10,000 worth of orthopedic implants, and acellular dermal matrices.
Cambodia Success Story: Imagine finally being able to smile after 56 years. Phat Nheun was socially isolated most of her life. She was born with a cleft lip and palate that were never fixed because her family could not afford to do so. She never married and lived the life of a farmer. In January of 2018, she arrived at Preah Vihear hospital in the most poor province in Cambodia after hearing of a camp that would provide free surgeries. SVI was able to not only give her a smile, but also a new lease on life.
We only can continue these missions with your generosity.
Donate Now
100% of the money you give
goes directly to the next missions.
Volunteer Now
We need medical and
administrative positions of all types.
More Info
Want to find out more?
Contact us with questions.
More Past Missions
Mansura, Egypt
October 2018
- Pediatric laparoscopy, clefts
- Educational mission
Preah Vihear, Cambodia
May 2018
- 32 general and gynecology surgeries
Preah Vihear, Cambodia
January 2018
- 29 pediatric surgeries
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
November 2017
- 38 pediatric surgeries
Jinotega, Nicaragua
October 2017
- 28 plastic surgery
- 96 dental patients
LaDalia, Nicaragua
January 2017
- 46 general surgeries
- In conjunction with Esperanza
Kerala , India
June 2017
- 26 general surgeries, gynocolgy
- 75 cataracts
Karsog, India
October 2016
- 38 general surgeries and gynocology
Kerala, India
April 2016
- 38 general surgeries
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
March 2016
- 22 burn reconstruction surgeries
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
October 2015
- 26 burn reconstruction surgeries
Kerala, India
April 2015
- 64 general surgeries
- 50 dental patients