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Medical Missions

A mobile hospital, free for a week

Each year our volunteer physicians, surgeons, nurses and pharmacists deploy a mobile hospital in underserved communities for a week to provide free cancer screening, surgery, treatment and medication, side by side with local health workers.

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What we do

At a glance

Week-long mobile hospital

Free screenings, surgeries, treatments and medications in a single, accessible location.
Priority cancer screenings

Breast, cervical, prostate, colorectal and oral cancer screenings alongside comprehensive clinical services.
Empowering local health workers

Partnering with local hospitals and clinics to train on-site staff and build lasting community capacity.
Community health education

Talks on the prevention and management of cancer, HIV/AIDS, STIs, malnutrition, oral hygiene, diabetes and hypertension.

A crowd waiting under yellow umbrellas outside the hospital — Plate II Waiting under the umbrellas 2017 mission, Maroua

Volunteers in purple shirts registering patients at a table — Plate III Registration desk 2017 mission, Maroua

A doctor in a purple apron writing a prescription for a patient — Plate IV Consultation 2023 mission, Makénéné

A doctor examining a woman's eyes with a hand-held light — Plate V Ophthalmology 2016 mission, Bana

Field notes

About Medical Missions

The CASEC Medical Mission is the only one of its kind that brings cancer screening and treatment together with full medical care. For one week a mobile hospital is deployed in an underserved community to provide free screening, surgery, treatment and medication.

Every clinic in one place

Cancer screening (breast, cervix, prostate and oral), urology, obstetrics and gynecology, dentistry, cardiology, ophthalmology and an optician, blood pressure and diabetes checks, family doctors and pediatricians, ENT, surgery, physiotherapy, sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, mental health, nutrition and lifestyle support, laboratory services and a pharmacy.

Side by side with local health workers

Volunteer physicians, surgeons, nurses and pharmacists work with local hospitals, clinics and health workers. Each mission also builds local skills and teaches the public about cancer, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, malnutrition in children, diabetes, hypertension and eye disease.

One week of your time

The mission needs physicians, surgeons, ophthalmologists, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, psychiatrists, physiotherapists, nutritionists, nursing, pharmacy and dental assistants, registration attendants, and crowd control and security. Medical, dental and pharmacy students are welcome too.

Every mission so far

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All missions

In pictures

More from the field

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.

Gladys Volunteer, triage, 2016