The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Freddericksburg

MISSION:

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAMESE CHILDREN WITH DISFIGURING BIRTHMARKS LIVING IN UNDERSERVED AREAS. EVERY YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION SENT VOLUNTARY DOCTORS FROM THE US TO VIETNAM AND CONDUCTED MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN WHO HAS DISFIGURING BIRTHMARKS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDED MEDICAL AND LASER TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH THESE LESIONS. WE ALSO EXPANDED THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SEVERE VASCULAR BIRTHMARKS WITH INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY (IR) TREATMENT WITH GREAT CLINICAL OUTCOME. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE HELPED HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISFIGURING BIRTHMARKS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS TRAINED OVER 10 VIETNAMESE DOCTORS ON HOW TO PERFORM MEDICAL AND LASER TREATMENT SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE CARE FOR VIETNAMESE PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN THE CLINIC. THE ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED EDUCATION AND EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS MICROSCOPES, TO PATHOLOGISTS IN VIETNAM TO HELP IMPROVE PATHOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES FOR OUR PATIENTS