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People who know the way
Local doctors, dentists and nurses bring their skills, their language and their understanding of the communities they come from.
MEDICAL CARE WHERE IT HAS NEVER REACHED — SINCE 1990
Together with local medical teams, we bring care to communities that sit beyond the reach of any hospital. And we keep coming back.
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A mission that keeps moving
THE MISSION
DISTANCE SHOULDNEVER DECIDEWHO GETS CARE.
For families in remote villages, the nearest doctor can be hours away. Getting there may be impossible. So we bring the care to them.
Wherever that work leads, your support puts local knowledge, medical care and essential medicines on the road.
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Care that comes to you
We travel with medicines and equipment to provide consultations, dental care and practical health education.
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A commitment to return
We build relationships over time, returning to villages and supporting the people who make this work possible.
Local medical teamsFree medical careSupported by you
DOCTORS ON MISSION
SINCE 1990
SINCE 1990
THE PEOPLE
A LIFETIME OF CARE.A MISSION SHARED.
In 1990, Belgian doctor Rik Celie began working in the Bolivian interior, among Quechua communities the health system had never reached.
The work spread from there. Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, northern Pakistan after the floods of 2011. The pattern held each time: arrive with emergency relief, then stay and build medical care that lasts. River boat in the Amazon, motorcycle in Haiti, horseback in the valleys — the vehicle changes with the country, the idea does not.
Today Rik and Carolien work alongside local medical teams, trained and paid by the mission so that care does not stop when a visit ends. The work is rooted in Christian faith and carried out in ordinary ways: a consultation, a dental chair set up under a roof, and the drive back a few months later to see how someone is doing.
Meet the people behind the mission
Rik & Carolien CelieTogether with our local teams
FIELD NOTES
THE WORK CONTINUES.HERE ARE THE STORIES.
Read the letters from Rik and the team. Dated reports, real places, and the work your support makes possible.
On the roadPublished
Reaching the villages that still have no doctor
Why reliable vehicles remain essential to medical care in the high Andes.
Read the field report
Medical carePublished ANDES
Care, connection and hope in the Andes
A report on the families and communities behind the latest appeal.
Read the field report
Field reportPublished CHACO · ANDES
Hope in action, from the Chaco to the Andes
The team returns to remote communities with medicines, dental care and practical support.
Read the field reportA record of the work, year after year.
Explore the full archiveCLOSER TO THE FIELD
EVERY JOURNEYHAS A HUMAN SIDE.
Most of this work happens a long way from a camera. These are the moments somebody remembered to take one out.
Photographs from the mission archiveOpen the photo archiveDOCTORS ON MISSIONBOLIVIA · HAITI · NORTHERN PAKISTAN
MAKE THE NEXT JOURNEY POSSIBLE
YOU CAN HELPCARE GO FURTHER.
A journey needs medicines, a local medical team and fuel in the tank. Your gift is what puts all three on the road to the next village.
Choose how to giveChoose the giving method that suits you.
Your support puts care on the road.
Give monthly
Regular support helps the team plan ahead.
Give once
Help with the needs of the next outreach.
Give in your own way
Bank transfer, online giving or an initiative of your own.
STAY CONNECTED
A mission we share.
Receive letters from Rik and the team, or get in touch. Thank you for being part of the journey.