Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 5, 2006
• Invested on: May 04, 2007

Robert Stephens has greatly contributed to Canada's reputation as a caring and giving nation. For over 50 years, he has tirelessly worked to provide health care and medical treatment for the world's most needy. In 1949, as a young doctor, he went to the Belgian Congo, and, over the next decade, set up a local hospital with nursing and midwifery schools as well as satellite clinics. Throughout his career, he provided leadership to the Evangelical Medical Aid Society and the Christian Medical and Dental Society, expanding and participating in their outreach programs in developing countries. Now retired, he continues to help those in need as a member of the board of directors of Health Partners International of Canada.