Canadian Nurses for Africa provides basic medical care, public health and other associated programs in a field setting to persons in Africa who do not have the means to access health care at even the most basic level. Our volunteers, who travel there at their own expense, provide free medical care to the sick, including medications, treatments, wound care, diagnostic and follow-up care. In addition, the organization provides sexual health teaching, basic health teaching, de-worming and the treatment of patients with "jiggers".

CNFA also strives to enhance the quality of life for certain patients by providing funding for mobility devices and services such as crutches and wheelchairs, to the public attending clinics.

Patients presenting at the clinics with treatable condition, deemed to have a positive outcome, may be referred to a physician for additional diagnosis, treatment and care (e.g. surgeries by qualified surgeons).