FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Brigadier General Ron Sconyers (USAF, Ret.)
        Chief Executive Officer
        Physicians for Peace
        757/625-7569
        rsconyers@physiciansforpeace.org
 
 

Norfolk, Va. (1/26/2010) —  Heather Mills, activist charity campaigner and United Nations
Association Goodwill Ambassador, appeared on Larry King Live last night in support of the
work being done by Physicians for Peace in Haiti.  
As relief efforts mount in the aftermath of Haiti’s horrific devastation, Physicians for Peace, a
U.S.-based  nonprofit which mobilizes medical volunteers to take their teaching skills to
developing countries, is preparing for the reconstruction phase to help the countless tens of
thousands who are disabled as a result of trauma and amputations.   Physicians for Peace has
been working in Haiti since 2005 as part of its “Walking Free” program.    
Heather, who has been an advocate for the disabled, encouraged viewers to donate prostheses to
Physicians for Peace to help Haiti’s disabled.  Heather’s personal experience as an amputee and
the positive manner in which she dealt with her recovery gives Heather a unique insight and
affinity with those who themselves have lived through a tragic experience.  
Physicians for Peace is collecting new and used prostheses which will be refurbished as
necessary and taken to Haiti.  They have partnered with Hanger Orthopedics, the U.S.’s leading
manufacturer of prosthetics and orthotics.  Hanger is using its more than 670 U.S. sites as
collection points.  Collection locations can be found at: www.physiciansforpeace.org. 
In Port-au-Prince, Physicians for Peace has been working with Healing Hands for Haiti and St.
Vincent’s School for Handicapped Children.  With these partners, Physicians for Peace has been
and will continue to assist in prosthetic and orthotic production, clinical and academic education
programs, direct patient care, surgical and medical management, and public education. Cash
donations can also be made at www.physiciansforpeace.org.
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BUILDING PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIPS THROUGH MEDICINE 
 
For five consecutive years, Charity Navigator, the nation’s premier charity evaluator, has awarded Physicians for Peace  
a four‐star rating ‐ their highest honor, ranking the organization in the top 5% of nearly 5,000 rated charities. 
 
Throughout much of the world, amputee victims of land mines, earthquakes, motor vehicle
accidents, industrial and agricultural accidents, birth defects, disease, and war receive little or no
medical treatment.  Physicians for Peace designed the Walking Free Program to assist such
victims by establishing sustainable prosthetic and rehabilitation centers in developing nations
worldwide.  Efforts include prosthetic and orthotic production, clinical 
and academic education programs, direct patient care, surgical and medical management, and
public education. The Walking Free Program has had much success conducting dozens of
research, education, and training missions. Additionally, we have helped more than ten thousand
patients with prosthetic and orthotic needs, providing millions of dollars in prosthetic and
orthotic in-kind contributions, including rehabilitation and surgical 
supplies and equipment.
 
ABOUT PHYSICIANS FOR PEACE
Physicians for Peace is an international private voluntary organization that mobilizes healthcare
educators to assist developing nations with unmet medical needs and scarce resources.  Through
effective, hands-on medical education and training, clinical care and donated medical supplies,
Physicians for Peace creates long-term, sustainable, replicable, and evidence-based projects to
help partner nations build medical capability and capacity to help themselves.  Volunteers for the
501(c) (3) nonprofit organization have conducted medical missions in more than 50 countries.  
 
With its headquarters in Norfolk, Va., Physicians for Peace has programs in 22 countries and
offices in Manila, the Philippines; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Asmara, Eritrea.  In
2009, the organization celebrated its 20th Anniversary.
 
For more information, go to: www.physiciansforpeace.org