Roanoke, Virginia, November 1, 2022 – This Giving Tuesday, Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach (WOGO) will celebrate giving for the eighth year with our #Knees4WOGO campaign. WOGO believes in the power of the global giving movement. This Giving Tuesday, WOGO’s goal is to fund our patients’ total joint replacement surgeries for the team’s 2023 medical mission […]
Roanoke, Virginia – October 6, 2022 – WOGO is seeking applicants for our Medical Mission Scholarships. Application is open to Medical Students, Orthopedic Residents and/or Fellows wishing to participate in our upcoming medical mission to Guyana in November 2023. All applications are due in their entirety by December 7, 2022. APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED. Thank […]
Wednesday, October 5 for immediate Release WOGO Team Sets Next Medical Mission Roanoke, Virginia – October 5, 2022 – Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach (WOGO) announces the location of their next medical mission. In 2023, the team will travel to Georgetown, Guyana to work in the Georgetown Public Hospital. Dr. Robyn Hakanson, WOGO surgeon and founding […]
We met the challenges and we finished strong! The WOGO team traveled to Guatemala with 67 team members. 27 of them were new to WOGO and of those, 24 had never participated in a medical mission before. This is the most newbie’s we’ve had since we began and we are proud to say they showed […]
The WOGO team has been hard at work in Antigua Guatemala this week. We are providing free, life-changing joint replacement surgeries to people in need. It’s been a challenging but successful trip thus far. The early team arrived on Thursday and started unpacking 9000 pounds of cargo. Our cargo contains everything we need for our […]
We are twenty-one days away from the team’s departure for Antigua, Guatemala. We are packed, our Cargo has shipped and the team is making final plans for the first medical mission since 2018. Our plan is to provide as many free life-changing joint replacement surgeries as we can during our time in Antigua. We want […]
Last weekend the WOGO pre-trip team traveled to Antigua, Guatemala to meet with the hospital leadership and staff in preparation for our July medical mission. It was like coming home. Guatemala was the site of our second medical mission in 2011. We adored the town of Antigua and the wonderful people we met there. Returning […]
We can’t wait to celebrate #GivingTuesday with you again this year! It’s such a fun and exciting day. This year you can directly help WOGO with our Guatemala medical mission by purchasing items off of our Amazon Wish List. Our wish list includes items that are must-haves for us to complete our trip. Things like […]
Press Announcement Tuesday, June 8, 2021 for immediate Release WOGO Team Sets Medical Mission for 2022 Roanoke, VA – June 8, 2022 – Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach (WOGO.org) announced their return to their work restoring mobility today. The team will travel to Antigua, Guatemala in July of 2022. The team is eager to return to […]
How about giving a gift this year which will make a difference to people around the world? Support a dedicated group of orthopedic surgeons and the team so they can continue to bring relief and life-changing joint replacement surgeries to those in need around the world. WOGO is also a great place for end-of-year giving. Every dollar helps in […]
