PFP Doctors Address Women's Health Crisis in Nigeria   Young mothers in Nigeria are able to start a whole new life thanks to a simple procedure.   A team of volunteer physicians recently completed a mission to Kaduna, Nigeria, where they helped local doctors address the overwhelming need of medical care for woman who are afflicted with a complication of child birth known as VVF. This condition results from prolonged labor, often in women aged 11-15, whose pelvic structure is too small for successful vaginal births. The affects of the resulting condition cause the women to be rejected by their families and communities, often ending up homeless with no way to care for their children. This devastating condition can be cured with simple sugery, if it is made available... Read more about VVF and the mission to change lives.                 PFP Volunteers Attend White House Event   Pres. Bush honors National Volunteer Week.. Watch Video of President's Speech On April 29th the White House held a special event to honor the spirit of philanthropy and volunteerism in America. Six volunteers from Physicians for Peace were invited to attend, receiving national recognition for their work in developing countries around the world.  Physicians for Peace would like to commend all of our volunteers, whose time, hard work, and dedication help us to fulfull our mission every day.  Read More... Watch WVEC video of our volunteers.     New Way for PFP Volunteers to Raise Mission Funds   Physicians for Peace has recently become a partner for the Volunteers for Prosperity Service Initiative Program (VFPServ). The program, managed by GlobalGiving (http://www.globalgiving.com/) and funded by Volunteers for Prosperity (http://www.volunteersforprosperity.gov/), provides matching funds for volunteers to participate in short-term Physicians for Peace medical missions. If you are a volunteer interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, click on the link below. Find out more...   PFP Photographer Stephen Katz on Assignment in the DR     Ely, a PFP patient in the Dominican Republic.    Award-winning photographer Stephen Katz recently traveled to the Dominican Republic with Chris Tyree to document work by PFP doctors in several clinics in and around Santiago. To read his first-hand accounts of the amazing work of Physicians for Peace volunteers and see the latest photos from Stephen's trip, go to our blog. PFP is also proud to announce that Stephen was recently named Newspaper Photographer of the Year, winning First Place in the 65th Annual Pictures of the Year International Competition.  See video by Stephen Katz        Former Senator Bill Frist, M.D. to receive PFP award   Former Senator Bill Frist, M.D. This year, at the Physicians for Peace annual fundraising gala on Saturday, October 4th, 2008, we will be honoring Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D.  with our Charles E. Horton, Sr. Humanitarian Award for Global Health. He richly deserves this award for his work around the world on issues of global health, and we will be honored to have him as our guest. So mark the date on your calendars, and join us this Fall at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. It will be an evening to remember! Continue to check the web site for event details and ticket information for the upcoming 2008 Physicians for Peace fundraising gala. We hope to see you there!        Journalist Kate Bohner features PFP on YouTube      Physicians for Peace recently made a presentation at a fundraising event in Palm Beach, Florida, sparking the interest of journalist Kate Bohner, and inspiring her to feature PFP in her on-line segment, "The Water Cooler Diaries." We thank Kate for getting the word out about Physicians for Peace, and encourage all visitors to click below and sign up to receive news about upcoming PFP video releases, including compelling new documentary work by Stephen Katz. Sign up now for video updates!                                    Partnership for Eritrea         Watch Video about the Eritrea Program Read the latest about the program in GW Medicine and Health PFP’s Dr. Haile Mezghebe, now serving as our Post Graduate Medical Education Director in Asmara, Eritrea, received a delegation from The George Washington University Medical Center (GWUMC) to officially “cut the ribbon” on our residency school there. The delegation met with Eritrea’s President and has been conducting training for the new faculty.  This is a project that Physicians for Peace has been working towards for more than a year, and it is now a reality. Visit the Eritrea Program Web Site Make a Donation  Article: Orotta Post Graduate School Opening Article: GWU Group Meets Eritrean President                Upcoming Missions - Looking Ahead 90 Days West Bank: Diabetes and Cleft Surgeries Guatemala: Walking Free Uganda/Rwanda: Fact Find Turkey: Walking Free Honduras: Burn Care Dominican Republic: Burn Care Costa Rica: Burn Care Phillippines - Walking Free Phillippines - Clinical Care                            Woman and Child in Sri Lanka
Also in the News... PFP Photographer Stephen Katz Named Newspaper Photographer of the Year...Click to read. Santiago Burn Unit featured in Dominican Today...Click to read. Voice of America interviews PFP volunteer Carolyn Ramwell about training health care workers in Sri Lanka...Click on link to read article and listen to podcast. Non-profit's Prenatal Health Program Honors First "Graduates" with Toys, Balloons... Dominican Today reports on PFP in Dominican Republic. Children's Doctor Lends Expertise to Sri Lankan Hospital Project... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports on Dr. Erika Fink's work for PFP.