From January 13 to 25, an orthopedic team was sent to a small city Zakho in Kurdistan Region
of Iraq to serve the Yazidi refugees. These refugees are victims of ethnic cleansing by ISIS in 2014. At
that time thousands of men were killed and many women and girls were captured. The young women
and girls served as sex slaves while the older women worked as domestic slaves. They were being sold
in the market illegally.
The orthopedic team used a local government hospital to treat the refugees. Over 200 were
seen at the clinic and 24 were admitted for surgeries. A total of 36 operations were performed. Team
members also visited the refugee camps many times, building friendship and brought in words of hope
and encouragement. They also gave out food and toys as gifts. Due to the huge needs of the refugees,
HIS Foundation already decided to send a second orthopedic team from October 6 to 18, 2019. Any
interested Christian medical professionals please contact me at HISFound@aol.com
Follow up teams will be sent to Vietnam and Kurdistan in March and April respectively to see
the postoperative patients and to help them with rehabilitation.
Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely,
James Lau, M.D. Board Chairman
2019 Zakho City in Kurdistan Region of Iraq to serve the Yazidi refugees