International
Volunteering, Learning, and Teaching
Dr. Curington has been fortunate to be able to learn from many sources. He has done medical exchanges in New Zealand, Malta, and Mexico, as well as vasectomy-specific exchanges in Canada, Thailand, Kenya, Colombia, Bolivia, Haiti, Zambia, Uganda, El Salvador and the Philippines. “From each of these experiences, I have learned so much. I am especially thankful for the teaching from Dr. Michel Labrecque, Dr. Ramon Suarez, and Dr. Douglas Stein. Each of these great vasectomists have shaped my career and helped me along in my goal to give patients the best possible vasectomy.” Dr. Curington has especially enjoyed his international volunteer work for NSVI (No-Scalpel Vasectomy International). He has participated in overseas volunteer missions to bring free no-scalpel vasectomies to responsible men who want to control family size, but have limited resources to afford vasectomy on their own. Dr. Curington also participates in and serves on the Medical Advisory Board for World Vasectomy Day.
Argentina 2024

In November 2024, Dr. John Curington was invited to Buenos Aires and La Plata to teach the gentle, no-scalpel vasectomy technique. He led an international team that included Dr. Eloisa Gonzalez from Mexico and Dr. Alex Galante from the United States. The trainees came from two groups: one sponsored by the Ministry of Health and another from a non-profit reproductive health clinic.
In addition to lectures and demonstrations, the team provided hands-on clinical training, performing over 100 free vasectomies. After two weeks of teaching, Dr. Curington, naturally, took the opportunity to explore Patagonia’s breathtaking mountain trails.






El Salvador 2024

In October 2024, Dr. John Curington volunteered with the World Vasectomy Day team to help plant the seeds of a growing vasectomy program in El Salvador. The Salvadoran Ministry of Health hosted the program and provided dedicated support with facilities, staff, and equipment to care for the instruments. Dr. Curington, along with Dr. Michel Labrecque and Dr. Eloísa González, supervised the teaching of a group of trainees who were eager to bring the more gentle techniques to their patients in El Salvador. They started with models and progressed to patients, and by the end of the week the team had seen over 100 patients and the progressed rapidly to become independent skilled vasectomists.






Uganda 2024

In the summer of 2024, Dr. John Curington traveled again to Africa with the World Vasectomy Day team, this time to Uganda. Dr. Curington ran a week-long teaching experience for three young physicians in the art of the gentle, no-scalpel vasectomy. “I so much enjoyed sharing what I have learned from so many teachers and places.”



Dr. Curington started off the session with a talk about doing the most effective, most gentle vasectomy possible – based on evidence from studies around the world. One of the best parts of the talk was the gathering of Ugandan physicians – both those who do vasectomies already and those who are learning. This interchange of ideas from Ungandan to Ugandan makes makes everyone’s technique better.

The clinical teaching was hosted by Marie Stopes Uganda, a non-profit clinic that specializes in contraception and reproductive health care.

In between patients, we reviewed fine points and practiced hand positions using a realistic training model developed by Michel Labrecque at the University of Laval in Québec.


And of course when visiting Uganda, it’s practically obligatory to hike in the rainforest and appreciate the magnificent wildlife. The Ugandan government is doing an excellent job of preserving the habitat of the mountain gorillas and protecting them against poachers.

Bolivia 2023

Dr. John Curington and World Vasectomy Day team were invited to Bolivia to teach a group of five young Bolivian physicians the art of the gentle no-scalpel vasectomy.










Zambia 2023

Dr. John Curington and Dr. Michel Labrecque were invited to teach the gentle no-scalpel vasectomy technique to a dedicated group of physicians who work in urology and reproductive health in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia.




Thailand 2022

Dr. John Curington traveled to Thailand with the World Vasectomy Day team to share information about vasectomy at the ICFP (the International Conference in Family Planning). Along with his colleague, Alison Hoover, MPH, Dr. Curington presented a talk called “Testicle Festival: FAQs on vasectomies and building successful vasectomy programs.” They also presented a poster presentation about training vasectomy providers in Bolivia.




Bolivia 2021

Dr. John Curington and Dr. Michel Labrecque were invited to La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, to teach a group of young physicians how to perform gentle, quick, minimally-invasive vasectomy. The two senior trainers were hosted by MSI (Marie Stopes International), a global non-profit that provides contraception for millions of people across the world.







Colombia 2019

Dr. John Curington and Dr. Doug Stein traveled to Bogota, Colombia as part of a team with NSVI (No-Scalpel Vasectomy International) and WVD (World Vasectomy Day). Dr. Curington and Dr. Stein delivered talks at the University of Los Andes, as well as working with physicians from around the world to teach and promote the gentle, no-scalpel vasectomy technique for the benefit of men and families in South America.





Kenya 2018















Mexico 2017







Mexico 2016






Philippines 2016






Mexico 2014




Haiti 2014










Kenya 2013














Philippines 2013












Thailand 2004




Québec 2004



