UPCOMING MISSION TO Churuquita Chiquita, Panama

JANUARY 16TH - 23TH, 2027

Dear NEVOSH Members and Supporters,

We are thrilled to announce the NEVOSH January 2027 mission to Panama January 16-24, 2027!

We will again be hosted by the Dorado Rotary Club, who are already well underway with the planning. We will be working in Churuquita Chiquita, in the Coclé Province at the Instituto Carmen Conte Lombardo, with the comfortable Hotel Coclé acting as our home base.

The itinerary for the week will remain the same as always. The group will assemble at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City on Saturday, Jan 16th and will be transported to the mission-site hotel. On Sunday, we'll spend the day setting up the clinic. Monday through Thursday will be filled with treating patients. Friday and Saturday will be optional R&R days (location TBD) before returning to the airport on Sunday, Jan 24th.

All volunteers pay for their own flights and accommodation. While we don't have any final numbers now, we expect the mission fees (clinic accommodation, transportation, group meals) to run approximately $500, with the optional R&R extra.

Application Instructions

1) All applications (see attached) must be received by September 30th.

2) Applications will not be considered until ALL supporting documentation is received. Some of the documents require notarization, so start to gather them now. If a document will be expiring, send the expiring document now and the updated one after you get it.

3) Space will be limited. Priority will be given to returning members and to health care providers in under-represented specialties. Returning members will be given individual approval as soon as their completed application is received. New member approval will be dependent upon how many spots remain and they will be notified no later than October 15th. Check your spam folder or reach out to us if you don't hear by then.

4) The application fee and mission fee deposit will be refundable only to applicants that are not accepted. For accepted members, the remaining mission fee balance (for hotel, transportation, and group meals) will be collected closer to the mission date once the amounts have been determined.

2026 PANAMA MISSION RECAP

Congratulations on such a successful mission week with over 3,000 patients seen over four days.  It was amazing to see how quickly and efficiently the group came together, set up the clinic, and started treating patients, particularly with so many first-timers with us this year.  It was the hard-working, enthusiastic, and caring members, new and old, that made the week so wonderful. 

2026 Clinic Numbers (total exams):

• Eyes 1371

• Medicine 650

• Dental 565

• Audiology 364

• Mobility 119

• Total 3069