Vietnam 2002

Vietnam's mission had a lot of sentiment accompanying it due to the war.   This mission was conducted in association with Medical Mission Network located at 1800 South Lemay Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525.  During this trip the team had the chance to work side by side with the local surgeons for the first time.  Surgeries took place in Phu Tho Province hospital in the city of Viet Tri.  We had an official reception in the Governor's mansion at the end of our trip where we were awarded several awards.

Date of Mission: April 5-13, 2002
Number of cases: 43
Type of cases: The team was involved in teaching the local surgeons and cases ranged from upper GI tract surgeries to colon and rectal operations.
Members of the mission: Medhat Allam, Ravi Kothuru, Bob MIneo, rajesh Patel, Joe DeBellis, Maryellen Spandonsi, Grace McCarty, Christopher Torres, Michael Sherwood, Ellen Herfield, Sheva, Theo Daskalakis

Population : 79,000,00

Density : 239/ Km2

Fertility : 2.3 children/woman

Life Expectancy : 69 years

Urban Population : 24%