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Falls Church 'Medical Brigade' donates 150 surgeries to underserved in Honduras
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (7News) — Volunteers with the Falls Church-based VHC Medical Brigade donated their time and talents by completing 150 surgeries in Honduras this month.
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From Virginia to Central America: Medical Brigade Offers Health Care to Populations in Need
Washington D.C (Telemundo 44) - The metropolitan area has an organization of doctors and nurses who dedicate their time to providing health care in Central America…
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City Residents Lead Humanitarian Relief Efforts In Honduras
In 1999 Dr. Barry Byer, a resident of the City of Falls Church, recruited a group of physicians and nurses to travel to Honduras for a week, to see how they could help.
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Arlington Medical Brigade Spreads Healing Internationally
ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — The Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) Health doctors, nurses and staff are no strangers to giving back to the community. The Arlington healthcare providers host sock drives and collect canned food for neighbors in need.
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Brigada médica Virginia Hospital Center Medical, cambia la vida de hondureños desde el huracán Mitch
Desde 1999 la brigada médica Virginia Hospital Center Medical Brigade se ha esforzado en llevar la salud y el desarrollo transformativo a comunidades ubicadas en los…
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Brigada norteamericana visita la FCM-UNAH - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Una comisión de médicos y biomédicos que forman parte del Virginia Hospital Center Medical Brigade (Brigada Médica del Centro Hospitalario de Virginia).
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![Poster from Virginia Hospital Center Medical Brigade seeking donations of Tylenol and Ibuprofen for children in Honduras, with boxes of children's pain relief medication and Pampers diapers in front.]()
Herndon to Arlington to Honduras. The Brigade seeks donations - The Connection To Your Community
Alexandria, VA - Throughout the Northern Virginia region and in the Town of Herndon, boxes are popping up in businesses asking for supplies to send with the Virginia Hospital Center Medical….
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“Coolest thing I’ve ever done” (other than having her children)
Dr. Jordana Fein of the Retina Group of Washington loves giving back. So when the opportunity came for her to travel with the Virginia Hospital Center’s Medical Brigade to Honduras she jumped at the chance.
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Inauguran proyecto de agua potable en Veracruz y El Tablón
Alcaldia de Comayagua, Club Rotario Internacional y Brigada de Virginia, inauguran millonario proyecto de agua potable en las comunidades de Veracruz y El Tablón
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