Since 2006, Operation Walk Canada has been travelling to Guatemala and Ecuador to provide hip and knee surgeries to patients who have no access to care.
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Dr. Robert Bourne, co-founder of Operation Walk Canada, poses for a photo at his home in London on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (Geoff Robins/The London Free Press)
20 years, 1,600 surgeries: London doctors’ mission restores mobility abroad
Operation Walk Canada is nearing its $1-million fundraising goal as it marks two decades of free hip and knee replacements…
20th Anniversary Celebration
October 5, 2026 | The London Hunt & Country Club
Operation Walk Canada is celebrating two decades of life-changing hip and knee replacements in Guatemala and Ecuador — and we want to mark the occasion.
Join us for a Latin-themed evening honouring the volunteers, donors, and partners who made it possible.
Update: This event is now sold out!
(Feel free to donate to our 20th Anniversary Campaign below instead)
Guatemala Mission 2025 – Another huge success!
Under the leadership of Dr. Steven MacDonald and Kristie Vasarhelyi, a total of 103 joint replacements were completed, surpassing last years record…
Operation Walk Canada is a not-for-profit organization that restores mobility and improves the quality of life of disadvantaged people in Guatemala and Ecuador by providing hip and knee replacement surgery.
These patients suffer from debilitating bone and joint disease and have little or no access to medical care.
Operation Walk Canada was established in London, Ontario in 2006 when Dr. Cec Rorabeck assembled a team that traveled to La Antigua, Guatemala and performed 52 hip and knee replacements.
In 2009, Dr. Bob Bourne formed a second team that travelled to Cuenca, Ecuador to perform hip replacement surgeries on patients with developmental hip dysplasia.
To this day, both teams have been deeply committed to hosting annual missions to these two countries.
Operation Walk Canada has no religious or political affiliations; we are funded entirely by donations from private individuals and corporate partners; and we are governed by a Board of Directors.
Charity Business Number: # 856060090 RROOO1
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