Physicians for Peace developed the Burn Care Program to assist developing nations by providing burn surgery education, burn nursing education, and the development of burn clinics. Volunteers also provide didactic training in burn reconstructive surgery and teach medical personnel the latest in treatment methodologies, including burn garment education. This innovative training teaches local seamstresses to sew burn compression garments which greatly reduce scarring and skin contractures during healing, at a cost of about 1/100th of the same treatment garments in the U.S.

Through the Burn Care Program, Physicians for Peace has improved the health and well-being of thousands of burn victims around the world. Many developing nations use our replicable Burn Care Progam as a model for improving the ourcome of burn victims in their populations, and our newly established Burn Consortium now serves as a clearinghouse for training and education throughout Central America and the Carribean.

Burn Care Supplies:	What your gift will do:
Compression garment material Industrial sewing machines Isotoner therapeutic gloves ‘W-Clear' (TM) high temperature thermoplastic 1/16th inch thickness Dermatone	Heal a burned child Train a burn nurse Supply compression garments and masks
Asociación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Quemaduras (ACCQ) The Central American and Caribbean Association for the Prevention and Treatment of Children with Burns is an international alliance dedicated to improving the quality and availability of burn treatment for all children, specifically in Central America and the Caribbean. Our partner organizations play a vital role in promoting burn prevention and improving burn care education and treatment throughout the region.