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Our Mission

We serve, educate and empower partner sites and provide ongoing support so that within 5 years of establishing a relationship, Hernia Help surgical service trips are no longer necessary to meet the needs of the local community

SERVE

Provide free hernia surgery to underserved children and adults in the Western Hemisphere, practicing the Preferential Option for the Poor

EDUCATE

Train, mentor, develop, and support local general surgeons who will serve as trainers and future leaders

EMPOWER

Assist hospitals and public health authorities in creating self-sustaining hernia repair teams that can care for the local community


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Our Medical Missions

The overall goal of Hernia Help is to deliver expertise, service, and compassion to improve the quality of life for hernia patients in the developing world.

Guadalajara, Mexico – November 2024

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Santiago Dominican Republic ILAC Trip, November 2024

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Palawan, Philippines – September 2024

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 2024

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Asunción Paraguay, 2023

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Santiago Dominican Republic ILAC Trip, November 2023

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ACS Pfizer Humanitarian Award: October 2023

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 2023

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Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Trip, November 2022

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Santiago Dominican Republic ILAC Trip, November 2022

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Santiago Dominican Republic ILAC Trip, April 2022

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Hospital Saint François Sales, Haiti, 2018

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Our Numbers

  • Founded in

    2012


  • Total Operations Performed

    7,240

    Total Operations Performed


  • Operations performed by trainee surgeons

    1,805


  • Countries

    8

    Countries


  • Sites

    31


  • Trained surgeons

    125

    Trained surgeons


  • Expert trainers from US, Italy, Brazil and Germany

    7


Partners


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