Healthcare and Health Promotion
A major area of concern for people living in the global South is the lack of adequate medical care, especially for those living in extreme poverty, the young, the elderly and other vulnerable populations. Lay missioners are engaged in direct patient care, offering a range of services from preventative care to treatment of unique conditions. We also work in health promotion ministries and support local partners in building projects and facilities that will have a long‐lasting, sustainable impact in critically poor communities. Our efforts affect thousands of people each year.
Direct Care
Maryknoll lay missioners provide direct patient care as doctors, nurses, physical therapists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and mental health professionals. They also support and build programs and facilities that will serve patients into the future.
Health Promotion
Our missioners teach preventive and wellness practices and also help train local health practitioners who in turn provide care and education to rural patients who otherwise would not have access to medical care.
Health Promotion
Our missioners teach preventive and wellness practices and also help train local health practitioners who in turn provide care and education to rural patients who otherwise would not have access to medical care.
Our missioners in Healthcare and Health Promotion
Featured stories
Wonders of Creation
Maryknoll Lay Missioner, Hang Tran, shares the story of two Cambodian brothers who found each other and as strangers became one family.
The Most Precious Gifts
Maryknoll Lay Missioner, Juan Gomez, reflects on his experiences as a chaplain and in a world full of consumerism, his patients only want life.
Bond & Rocha Summer 2026 Update
Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Kathy Bond and Flavio Focha, provide details about the upcoming EcoRetreat in Monrovia, CA they’ll be facilitating.
