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Central American
Medical Outreach (CAMO)
CAMO provides more than 90,000 life-saving services each year to impoverished people who otherwise would not have access to aid.
“As a Peace Corps nurse, I witnessed 31 babies die in one month as a result of not having the supplies, equipment and educated staff to save them. I cannot bring back those 31 babies, but today…infants and adults are being saved daily due to the CAMO model.”
– Kathryn Tschiegg, Founder
What's happening?
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Mileyda Isabella: A Smile in the Face of Adversity
At nearly seven years old, Mileyda Isabella is a living testament to courage, hope, and the power of solidarity. Two…
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Edgar’s Miracle Recovery: Walking Again After Near-Fatal Crash
On June 5, 2025, 20-year-old Edgar Javier Murillo Prado suffered a devastating motorcycle accident in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He…
Two years ago Nixon´s dream of having children of his own seemed unreachable. After falling down from a mango tree and breaking his back, he became paraplegic. His hopes to support his large family as the second eldest brother of eight, his wife and his mother, faded away. He had no way to pay for a back surgery ... Read more
Nixon is back and this time he has great news to share…
When Maria Bernarda first came to our office she was looking for diapers for her 12-year-old daughter Nely Ruby who has cerebral palsy. Lacking a wheelchair, she was carrying her daughter in one arm, with a heavy bag full of clothing and supplies on the other shoulder, since they had to spend that night in the ... Read more
A wheelchair… the best gift for them
María Matías is an example of courage and strength, after the loss of one of her newborns' twins; she faced many difficult experiences as a single mother with limited financial resources. Her loss was soon only one of her sorrows when she was given the news, her second twin "Milagros” (meaning Miracles) had been ... Read more
A Miracle Life
Doña Berta began her 4-hour walk at 3am just to reach the CAMO Neurosurgery Team. But Doña Berta was not hoping for a miracle; she was hoping to thank the neurosurgeons for giving her a miracle healing. At the CAMO office, Honduras Executive Director Jose Bautista (with his usual gentle spirit) asked Doña Berta if ... Read more
Neurosurgery- Gratitude
The Rosa brothers were both born with club feet, not allowing them to wear shoes or work on the modest farm with their father. Her worried mother knocked on our doors seeking help for them, thanks to Dr. Dona Alvarez, our CAMO counterpart in orthopedic surgery, she performed corrective surgery to straighten their … Read more
Wearing Shoes!
The director of the elementary school felt she could not do her job with a prosthetic limp and removed her from the classroom, giving her secretarial duties away from the children and environment she loved. With each day, her self-worth and confidence fell; until she reached out to CAMO’s prosthetic lab for help ... Read more
A wise and experienced counterpart
Not all days are filled with miraculous visits at CAMO, but sometimes we are unexpected surprised with families like the one of Mauri. Her family came to share their joy with us. In 2015, their 10-year-old daughter, Mauri, started having some health problems. Her complications started with hepatitis, anemia and ... Read more
Mauri’s story: A neurosurgery victory
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