Our rural health program has traditionally catered to a significant number of women and children, who make up about two-thirds of our clinic visitors. This year, we've significantly enhanced our focus on women's health services.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (July 14, 2022) – VHC Medical Brigade is proud to announce the recent inauguration of its newest water supply system in Honduras, which will establish sustainable access to safe water and sanitation in the rural, mountain villages of Veracruz and El Tablón.

As we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been so grateful for the ongoing support we’ve received. And while this difficult time has meant we’ve had to change how we’re doing things, we can still report our water projects and healthcare work in Comayagua is moving along!

In February, as part of the of the Remote Village Project continuing education program, Gysella Muniz, MD and Betty Martin, RN, along with Nelson Martinez, spent the day with eleven Community Health Workers (CHWs) from the villages of Planes, San Antonio and Vera Cruz in Honduras.

If you're like most people, you might think of cataracts as an affliction experienced only by older populations. However, as the leading cause of blindness, cataracts affect one in every 250 children.*