Our impact
Real people. Real impact.
34,846 People served on medical missions
Every number below is counted from our mission records. They update here and on every page the moment our team changes them.
Number by number
Behind every number, a person
Over 34,800 people received free healthcare through our medical mission programs.
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Medical missions to Cameroon
11
Plus one mission to Sierra Leone as a partner and sponsor. All services free.
- 2013 Cameroon 2013 Medical Mission to Cameroon
- 2014 Cameroon 2014 Medical Mission to Cameroon
- 2015 Cameroon 2015 Medical Mission to Edea, Kribi, Cameroon
- 2016 Cameroon 2016 Medical Mission to Cameroon
- 2016 Sierra Leone 2016 Medical Mission to Bo, Pujehun, Mile 91, Freetown, Sierra Leone
- 2017 Cameroon 2017 Medical Mission to Cameroon
- 2019 Cameroon 2019 Medical Mission to Cameroon
- 2022 Cameroon 2022 Medical Mission to Cameroon
- 2023 Cameroon 2023 Medical Mission to Cameroon
- 2024 Cameroon 2024 Medical Mission to Ngoazip, Cameroon
- 2025 Cameroon 2025 Medical Mission to Baloum, Cameroon
- 2026 Cameroon 2026 Medical Mission to Santa, Cameroon
Every mission so far. Select one to read its story. -
Cancer screenings
12,942
Breast, cervical, prostate, colon and vulvar cancer screenings on our medical missions.
About 37 in every 100 people we served -
Worth of medication and supplies
$9.5M
Over $9.5 million of medication and supplies dispensed, $8 million in medication alone.
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Free surgeries
780
780 free surgical procedures through our medical missions.
About 2 in every 100 people we served -
Women screened
5,351
5,351 screened for breast cancer and 5,141 for cervical cancer. 155 precancerous lesions treated.
About 15 in every 100 people we served -
Men screened
2,157
2,153 men screened for prostate cancer and 4 for breast cancer.
About 6 in every 100 people we served -
HPV vaccinations
726
726 children protected through HPV vaccination.
About 2 in every 100 people we served -
Prescriptions filled
129,376
Free medicine dispensed by the mission pharmacy.
Year by year
People served, mission by mission
Cameroon Abroad No mission
- 2013, Cameroon: 3,428 people served
- 2014, Cameroon: 2,985 people served
- 2015, Cameroon: 4,280 people served
- 2016, Cameroon: 5,209 people served
- 2017, Cameroon: 3,452 people served
- 2018: no mission
- 2019, Cameroon: 3,462 people served
- 2020: no mission
- 2021: no mission
- 2022, Cameroon: 2,505 people served
- 2023, Cameroon: 1,656 people served
- 2024, Cameroon: 2,555 people served
- 2025, Cameroon: 2,483 people served
- 2026, Cameroon: 2,831 people served
As reported by each mission. Select a year to read its story.
Inside one mission
One week, 2026, in full
2,831 people came to the 2026 Medical Mission to Santa, Cameroon. This is everything that one week of free care added up to.
Cancer screening and prevention
- Women screened for breast and cervical cancer
- 259
- HPV vaccinations
- 335
- Men screened for prostate cancer
- 100
- Screened for colon cancer
- 31
Consultations
- Adult medicine
- 908
- Pediatric
- 383
- Mental health
- 124
- Gynecology and urology
- 268
Specialty care
- Cardiology
- 234
- Dental
- 400
- Ophthalmology
- 783
- Physiotherapy
- 261
Additional services and laboratory
- Nutrition and lifestyle
- 87
- ENT consultations via eMED
- 19
- Persons screened by the lab
- 638
- Screened for Hepatitis B and C
- 218
Diagnostics and treatment
- Medication orders filled
- 12,751
- Vital signs screenings
- 2,223
- Laboratory tests
- 1,647
- Ultrasound screenings
- 188
Voices from the missions
In their own words
Volunteers and partners on what a mission means to them.
This past summer I went home to Cameroon for a volunteer Medical Mission trip with the Patcha Foundation. It was truly a life changing experience for me and the beginning of a career as an aspiring physician!
2016 was my second time volunteering with the Patcha Foundation. My experience from 2015 left me wanting more. I knew I had more to offer and I wanted to make a bigger difference.
This medical mission is by far the highlight of my year!! I have volunteered many times in the US in health outreach programs but this time it was so different because of the response and the number of people who showed up.
The Patcha Foundation CASEC Medical Missions affect people in tangible and positive ways. With each mission, there are always many stories to tell.
The Patcha Foundation medical mission 2015 in Edea and Kribi was a huge success.
Volunteering for General medicine Consultation with the Patcha Foundation for the CASEC Mission has always been interesting and full of surprises.
