Brazil 2003

As with our first mission in Brazil this mission was also done in association with the Brazilian organization Fundmed and the American organization North West Medical Team International.  The mission was done in the hospital Dirceu Arcoverde in the City of Parnaiba. We were lucky to work side by side with a French team of dentist that does an annual trip to the same hospital.  Unfortunately this was our last time to see Mr. Harold Seidel, who was shot dead by a local criminal in August of the same year while traveling with a medical team from England.

Date of Mission: April 11-20, 2003
Number of cases: 52
Type of cases: Most cases done in this trip were of general surgery nature in addition to few gynecological cases.
Members of the mission: Medhat Allam, Ravi Kothuru, Bob MIneo, rajesh Patel, Maryellen Spandonsi, Michael Sherwood, Kristen Forte, Grace McCarty, Christopher Torres, Ellen Herfield, Vito Alamia

Population : 172,000,000

Density : 20/km2

Fertility : 2.4 children/woman

Life expectancy : 68 years

Urban population : 81%