Heather Mills Advocates for Physicians for Peace on Larry King Live

NORFOLK, VA (01/26/2010)(readMedia)-- Heather Mills, activist charity campaigner and United Nations Association Goodwill Ambassador, appeared on Larry King Live last night in support of the work being done by Physicians for Peace in Haiti.

As relief efforts mount in the aftermath of Haiti's horrific devastation, Physicians for Peace, a U.S.-based nonprofit which mobilizes medical volunteers to take their teaching skills to developing countries, is preparing for the reconstruction phase to help the countless tens of thousands who are disabled as a result of trauma and amputations. Physicians for Peace has been working in Haiti since 2005 as part of its "Walking Free" program.

Heather, who has been an advocate for the disabled, encouraged viewers to donate prostheses to Physicians for Peace to help Haiti's disabled. Heather's personal experience as an amputee and the positive manner in which she dealt with her recovery gives Heather a unique insight and affinity with those who themselves have lived through a tragic experience.

Physicians for Peace is collecting new and used prostheses which will be refurbished as necessary and taken to Haiti. They have partnered with Hanger Orthopedics, the U.S.'s leading manufacturer of prosthetics and orthotics. Hanger is using its more than 670 U.S. sites as collection points. Collection locations can be found at: www.physiciansforpeace.org.

In Port-au-Prince, Physicians for Peace has been working with Healing Hands for Haiti and St. Vincent's School for Handicapped Children. With these partners, Physicians for Peace has been and will continue to assist in prosthetic and orthotic production, clinical and academic education programs, direct patient care, surgical and medical management, and public education. Cash donations can also be made at www.physiciansforpeace.org.

ABOUT THE PHYSICIANS FOR PEACE WALKING FREE PROGRAM

Throughout much of the world, amputee victims of land mines, earthquakes, motor vehicle accidents, industrial and agricultural accidents, birth defects, disease, and war receive little or no medical treatment. Physicians for Peace designed the Walking Free Program to assist such victims by establishing sustainable prosthetic and rehabilitation centers in developing nations worldwide. Efforts include prosthetic and orthotic production, clinical and academic education programs, direct patient care, surgical and medical management, and public education. The Walking Free Program has had much success conducting dozens of research, education, and training missions. Additionally, we have helped more than ten thousand patients with prosthetic and orthotic needs, providing millions of dollars in prosthetic and orthotic in-kind contributions, including rehabilitation and surgical supplies and equipment.

ABOUT PHYSICIANS FOR PEACE

Physicians for Peace is an international private voluntary organization that mobilizes healthcare educators to assist developing nations with unmet medical needs and scarce resources. Through effective, hands-on medical education and training, clinical care and donated medical supplies, Physicians for Peace creates long-term, sustainable, replicable, and evidence-based projects to help partner nations build medical capability and capacity to help themselves. Volunteers for the 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization have conducted medical missions in more than 50 countries.

With its headquarters in Norfolk, Va., Physicians for Peace has programs in 22 countries and offices in Manila, the Philippines; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Asmara, Eritrea. In 2009, the organization celebrated its 20th Anniversary.

For more information, go to: www.physiciansforpeace.org

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