by Brenda Poor | Dec 19, 2025 | Global Care Force News, Media Stories, Ukraine
Bob Downs has returned to Ukraine six times with Global Care Force — four of those trips in just this year alone. In an interview with KVNF Radio in Colorado, Bob reflected on the changes he’s witnessed with each visit. Power outages are more frequent. Access to clean...
by Brenda Poor | Nov 21, 2025 | Global Care Force News, Ukraine
You don’t often hear of physicians making house calls—but in Ukraine, where many patients cannot travel to clinics, Global Care Force volunteers go the extra mile. During a recent mission in the Mykolaiv region, our team made five home visits, providing critical care...
by Brenda Poor | Aug 1, 2025 | Global Care Force News, Media Stories, Ukraine
“Why do you keep going back?” It’s a question volunteer Bob Downs, PA, hears often. He’s served in Ukraine five times with Global Care Force and is already planning his sixth trip this December. Downs recently sat down with reporter Laura Palmisano of KSJD Radio to...
by Brenda Poor | Mar 17, 2025 | Faces of the Force, Global Care Force News, Ukraine
Not many people would say they can’t wait to return to a country at war – but Bob Downs isn’t most people. A retired Physician Assistant from Colorado, he is heading back to Ukraine with Global Care Force for a fourth time in April to provide medical care to the...
by Brenda Poor | Feb 21, 2025 | Media Stories, Ukraine
A Western slope physician is set to travel to Ukraine for a fourth time to treat citizens in the war-torn country. Bob Downs, a long-time physician, said he was looking for “mission work” and came across Global Care Force, which describes itself as “transforming lives...
