Improving global health
Read about phsyicians who are taking their medical skills and expertise on the road to help improve health conditions around the world.
I tell everyone that this is an incredible opportunity to see the world and learn more about yourself and what you’re really capable of.
- Dr. Kevin Lobay, Kindness in Action
Project Outreach
Project Outreach, established in 1993, provides medical services to children in the developing world. It is a non-profit organization of medical volunteers that is based in Calgary. Learn about the experiences of co-founder Dr. Ruth Connors and fourth-year plastic surgery resident, Dr. Becky Hartley.
On the front lines
Dr. Jeffrey Way, a Calgary trauma surgeon, travels to Iraq to care for people living amidst the horrors of war.
Health care for all
Calgary physician’s Global Familymed Foundation helps build family medicine capacity where it’s needed most
Making the world a better place
Dr. Myron and Elaine Semkuley receive the Prime Minister’s award for volunteerism.
Going where he's needed most
Edmonton infectious disease pioneer devotes himself to preventing illness at home and abroad.
A passion for giving
Calgary retinal specialist embraces opportunities to help.
In it to win it
Edmonton physician kept Canada’s athletes in winning shape at Sochi Olympics.
Global responsibility
A Calgary physician’s commitment to global health takes him wherever he is needed most.
A commitment to caring
Calgary pediatrician’s work with Médecins Sans Frontières was a lifetime in the making.
First breath
Calgary physician Dr. Nalini Singhal works to reduce neonatal deaths in developing nations.
Going where the need is greatest
Calgary physician Dr. Myron Semkuley and his wife Elaine travel the world to deliver desperately needed aid.
A reason to smile
Calgary physician Dr. Robin G. Cox helps children around the world receive life-altering surgery.
A global perspective
Dr. Christine L. Gibson, a Calgary family medicine specialist, aims to increase medical capacity in underdeveloped nations.
Seeing success
Edmonton ophthalmologist Dr. Matthew T. Tennant and a medical team from Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital help restore vision for those crippled by blindness in Cameroon.
Creating a family tradition
Sylvan Lake physician Dr. Ray Comeau accompanies son and his classmates on a medical mission to Africa.
Uncharted waters
Calgary physician puts experience and expertise to work on African mercy ship.
Off the beaten path
Edmonton physician and dentist Dr. Kevin Lobay is inspired by the patients he meets as he travels the world.
Battling blindness
Edmonton ophthalmologist Dr. Karim Damji leads the fight against glaucoma in Africa.
