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Operation Walk: Nicaragua

In October 2012 a medical team of surgeons, nurses, physiotherapists and support stuff traveled from Winnipeg to Managua, Nicaragua to perform knee replacements for those who normally could not afford surgeries. Operation Walk sends teams around the world on orthopedic aid missions, the Winnipeg teams from Concordia and Seven Oaks raised $180,000. Free Press photojournalist Phil Hossack documented the trip.

Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free Press

Patients on walkers and crutches arrive for an assessment clinic at Managua's Hospital Escuelda, Dr. Roberto Caulderon Gutierrez, where the Operation Walk team will perform knee replacements.

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