Medicos en Accion Newsletters

Welcome to the 2024 Antigua Mission and thank you to our volunteers and donors whose generosity makes this work possible. This mission marks Medicos en Accion’s 23rd anniversary and our 21st mission to Antigua, continuing a long-standing partnership with Hospital Hermano Pedro.

In April, Medicos en Accion returned to The Gambia for the first time since the pandemic, reuniting with colleagues and continuing critical surgical care at Kanifing General Hospital. Supported by a dedicated team and partners from BC Children’s Hospital, the mission focused exclusively on thyroid patients—providing life-changing surgeries and ongoing follow-up through the National Thyroid Clinic established in 2015.

After a three-year pause, our team returned to Antigua for a successful January/February mission made possible by dedicated volunteers and generous donors. Working in the newly renovated surgical suites at Hermano Pedro Hospital—and alongside another medical team—brought new learning, collaboration, and opportunities to strengthen future missions. The journey also marked a meaningful farewell to founding member Norm Weir, whose decades of service in Guatemala have left a last