During March 20-26, 1999, 11 medical students, a third-year resident, and an occupational therapist spent a week in Nicaragua providing free health services to the medically-underserved, poorest part of the population. One half of the group spent the week working with Los Chavilitos Clinic in Managua providing free vaccinations, vitamin supplements, anti-parasite medications, and fluoride treatment. The other half of the group traveled to the northern part of the country near the Honduras border. With the help of FUNDECI, they would depart from their home base in Ocotal every day and travel to a different town to set up a free health clinic for the day. Each group served approximately 600 people, respectively, throughout the week.

NU AID's second trip took place during January 2-9, 2000. 14 medical students, 2 senior residents, and 2 attending physicians spent the week again working with FUNDECI in northern Nicaragua. Half of the group was based in Jinotega, departing to rural villages each day to set up day clinics. The second group stayed in Matagalpa providing care to the populations in and around that town. A total of over 1500 people were seen over the course of the week.

NU AID's third project during June 23-30, 2001, sent two groups of volunteers back to Nicaragua, one group each to Matagalpa and Jinotega. A third group was sent to rural areas of Belize, working in the communities of La Democracia, Gales Point, St. Margaret's Village, and San Pedro.

NU AID's fourth trip was December 30, 2001, to January 7, 2002. We sent 9 students and 2 physicians to Belize to work with the Belize Community Service Alliance in and around San Ignacio and Belmopan. We also sent 8 students, 3 physicians, and a public health student to Nicaragua to continue our work with the Fundación Superemos at the Casa de la Mujer in Matagalpa.

NU AID's fifth trip was June 22-30, 2002, returning to Jinotega and Matagalpa.

NU AID sent five groups of volunteers on trips in 2003. Two groups went to Matagalpa to continue our ongoing work with Casa de la Mujer. We sent 11 students, one attending physician, and one outside physician from December 28, 2002 to January 5, 2003 and 11 students, 2 attending physicians and a health educator from June 21-29, 2003. A third group, including a college student, 11 medical students, a public health educator, and two attending physicians was sent to work in a number of different communities around Jinotega in June. During the same month, 2 students, 4 residents, one attending physician, and 2 volunteers went to Abelines, El Salvador through the help of Entidad Natural Latinoamerica de Cooperación Estratégica (ENLACE), a San Salvador-based non-governmental organization. Three students were also sent to Haiti in June, where they established a new partnership with Project Medishare to help provide care to the community of Thomonde.