Sri Lanka Medical & Dental Mission 2026

21–29 September 2026 | Humanitarian Medical Relief (HMR)

Website: 

https://humanitarianmedicalrelief.org/

Restoring Movement & Sight. Relieving Pain. Rebuilding Hope.

This September Hafsah , will be travelling to Trincomalee and surrounding rural communities in Sri Lanka as part of the medical care team ; within a large multidisciplinary group of UK-based volunteer healthcare professionals.

Together, we aim to deliver free physiotherapy care, eye care, dental treatment and essential medical services to individuals and families who have waited far too long for relief, dignity and compassionate support.

Our volunteer team includes:

Physiotherapists, Dentists, Medical Doctors, Optometrists, Orthoptists and Pharmacists.

Every member is dedicating their time, expertise and compassion to deliver high quality care to those in urgent need.

🌴 Behind the Beauty

Behind Sri Lanka’s breathtaking coastline are families quietly living with:

• Untreated joint and muscle pain 

• Preventable vision loss 

• Chronic dental disease 

• Little to no access to safe, affordable healthcare

In rural communities, shortages of healthcare professionals, long and costly travel distances, and severe financial hardship mean treatable conditions are left to worsen for years — sometimes even decades.

Minor problems become major complications. Discomfort becomes disability. Blurred vision becomes isolation.

We will travel across multiple locations, reaching underserved villages and remote communities — delivering care exactly where it is needed most.

💙 100% Volunteer Led

Every volunteer on this mission covers the cost of their own flights and accommodation.Your donations go directly to patient care, delivering life changing treatment to those who need it most.

💪 Physiotherapy

What we will provide:

• Assessment and treatment of joint, muscle and back pain

• Rehabilitation following injury, illness and surgery

• Mobility and strengthening exercises for children and adults

• Pain relief, movement education and self management advice

• Training and education for patients, carers and local healthcare professionals

Physiotherapy is about far more than relieving pain. It helps restore movement, independence and confidence, allowing people to return to work, care for their families and carry out everyday activities that many of us take for granted. It can reduce long term disability, improve quality of life and provide patients with the knowledge and exercises they need to continue their recovery long after our team has left. 

🦷 Dental Care

What we will provide:

• Oral health examinations

• Fillings and extractions

•Pain and infection management

•Oral hygiene education for patients and local healthcare professionals

Dental care is not only about relieving pain. It restores comfort, confidence and the simple ability to eat, speak and smile without constant discomfort.It prevents infections from spreading and protects long term health. For many, it ends years of silent suffering.

👁 Eye Care

What we will provide:

• Comprehensive eye examinations

• Spectacles for adults and children

• Diagnosis and management of common eye conditions and infections

• Cataract screening and referral support

• Funding for cataract and other minor eye operations, where possible

A pair of spectacles can be transformative. For a child, it may mean finally seeing the board clearly — rebuilding confidence and unlocking their potential. For an adult, it restores independence, dignity and the ability to work and provide. Clear vision turns uncertainty into opportunity.

A cataract operation can restore sight and give someone living in darkness the chance to once again see their loved ones’ faces and move safely through the world.

🩺 Medical Care

What we will provide:

• General health consultation

• Diagnosis and management of chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension

• Diagnosis and management of acute illnesses

• Prescribing and supplying essential medications

• Community health advice and education

Timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment can prevent life threatening complications. A single consultation, combined with essential medication support, can restore stability and bring reassurance not only to the patient — but to their entire family.

📦 Where Your Donations Go

Your donations will directly support:

• Physiotherapy equipment, mobility aids and rehabilitation resources

• Spectacle lenses and frames

•Dental materials and instruments

• Essential medications

• Clinical consumables and sterilisation supplies

• Logistics

• Supporting established local initiatives delivered by our trusted partner charity on the ground

• Contributing towards future humanitarian medical developments and deployments

🌱 Long Term Impact

We are committed not only to short term relief, but to sustainable, long term impact.

By strengthening partnerships with trusted local organisations, supporting continuity of care pathways, sharing clinical knowledge and contributing towards structured follow up missions, we aim to create lasting improvements in community health — not one off interventions.

🤍 With Your Support

With your support, we can relieve suffering, restore sight ,protect health and bring lasting, life changing hope to underserved communities who need it most.

Every donation — large or small — helps transform lives.

Thank you for standing with us