I traveled to Krakow, Poland to meet up with the team before arriving in Ukraine. It was a nice reunion, as I haven’t seen many of them since last May. This is my fifth trip to Ukraine, three of the five trips were working at this military hospital with HTCNE & Razom. Razom translates to […]
A resident provides a unique perspective on humanitarian surgery and capacity building in Tanzania. Click to read more
On July 29, 2025, Healing the Children Northeast presented a check to Katy Francis of United Way’s Back-to-School Program. Healing the Children Northeast’s Domestic Kids Program has provided medical treatment and assistance to children in our local communities, and this year we were pleased to present a $1,000 grant to the Back-to-School Backpack Program servicing […]
Dear Friend, It is that time again when we like to share our activities with you to let you know where we have been during the year, and where we are going next year. Since January of 2025, our Medical Teams Abroad Program has sent our volunteer surgical teams to Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ukraine and […]
HTCNE Board Members and Staff celebrate Missy Law’s 40 years of service September 15, 2025, marked Melissa “Missy” Law’s 40th work anniversary with Healing the Children Northeast. This milestone speaks volumes about her unwavering commitment to help those in need. Over the years, Missy has been a driving force behind the organization’s growth […]
In October 2024, after the medical trip to Santa Marta, Colombia, 8 team members did a four-day trek to The Lost City. The Lost City or “Ciudad Perdida” is the archaeological site of an ancient city in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, which is believed to have been founded about 800 AD. It was […]
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Written by Asheema Pruthi, MD, Resident Physician at Eastern Virginia Medical School From May 20th to 25th, 2024, I was fortunate enough to join the Healing the Children team on a humanitarian trip to Mwanza, Tanzania. The surgeons on the trip were Dr. William Dougherty, Dr. Dane Barrett, and Dr. Jim Ross. This is Healing […]