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Since 2006, Operation Walk Canada has been travelling to Guatemala and Ecuador to provide hip and knee surgeries to patients who have no access to care.

 
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Our 2024 Guatemala mission was a record-breaker!
Our 2024 Guatemala mission was a record-breaker!

It was the largest team ever - 82 in total - and they hit a record! In just five days, and under the intrepid leadership of Dr. Steve McDonald and Kristie Vasarhelyi, the team operated on 72 patients and provided 89 joint replacements, putting infinite smiles on faces of people who otherwise would have no care.  

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Dr. Bourne's painting goes to a worthy recipient
Dr. Bourne's painting goes to a worthy recipient

We can’t think of a more deserving person to win Dr. Bob Bourne’s painting! Margaret Duboyce has been donating to Operation Walk Canada every year since our inception in 2006. Dr. Bourne generously offered his painting as a door prize at our recent fundraising concert. 

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We put smiles on kids' faces too!
We put smiles on kids' faces too!

Armed with a hockey bag full of equipment, Dr. Olaf Plotzke made his first trip to Antigua, Guatemala with Operation Walk Canada (OWC) in 2016. The bag was brimming with the supplies needed to provide dental care to children in the Central American country – children who didn’t have access to a dentist, and often were unable to eat properly because all that remained of their teeth were tiny nubs with exposed nerves. 

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Operation Walk Canada is a not-for-profit organization that restores mobility and improves the quality of life of disadvantaged people in Guatemala and Ecuador by providing hip and knee replacement surgery.

These patients suffer from debilitating bone and joint disease and have little or no access to medical care.

Operation Walk Canada was established in London, Ontario in 2006 when Dr. Cec Rorabeck assembled a team that traveled to La Antigua, Guatemala and performed 52 hip and knee replacements. 

In 2009, Dr. Bob Bourne formed a second team that travelled to Cuenca, Ecuador to perform hip replacement surgeries on patients with developmental hip dysplasia. 

To this day, both teams have been deeply committed to hosting annual missions to these two countries.  

Operation Walk Canada has no religious or political affiliations; we are funded entirely by donations from private individuals and corporate partners; and we are governed by a Board of Directors. 

Charity Business Number: # 856060090 RROOO1

 
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