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(Above) Each of the 5 days of the surgical mission Pat would greet each patient for their eye surgery and enter their infomation into their chart.

NAME AND MISSION JOB TITLE:
Patricia Morris
Administrative Assistant for Cataract Surgical Mission, Ecuador 2018

SHARE THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOUR WORK 13 MONTHS INTO THIS PANDEMIC:
Supportive, Restorative & Creative

ONE SUGGESTION TO ALL OF US FOR HOW WE CAN SUPPORT UNDERSERVED AND HARD HIT COMMUNITES AROUND THE WORLD:
Brainstorm on ways to support the providers and facilities that serve the underserved virtually.
Invest in technology to facilitate virtual learning. Employ train the trainer models when able to travel again. This to edify the local providers and  build infrastructure virtually coach” live” thereafter.

Despite this year’s challenging times, Sights on Health, Inc. has been able to offer support to those in need in Peru, New York, and Native American reservations in South Dakota & the Southwest. As a result of your generosity Sights on Health’s gift giving fundraising drive has purchased $5,000 worth of fingertip pulse oximeters; 200 devices have been delivered to the Navajo Nation’s reservation this month. Case management teams will distribute them to people with active COVID cases and healthcare workers for their use. Thank you!

On behalf of the thousands of people we have and will serve… won’t you consider donating to our mission work as you plan your end of year giving? Your continued support of our mission is deeply gratifying to us and we hope it is the same for you.

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Wishing you a wonderful, safe, and healthy New Year in 2021.

Directors & Officers of Sights on Health, Inc.
Debra Messina, MD, Joseph Ng, MD, Cathy Roberts, Andrew Maggiolo, George Coritsidis, MD, Michael Sable, MD and James Rienzo

As we give thanks for all we have this holiday season, we are aware of how devastating 2020 has been for so many people worldwide. It has been frustrating for Sights on Health not to deliver medical care in person despite the need being so great. We are working to find ways to assist those in need despite not being able to travel. This Gift Giving Tuesday, our nonprofit organization is raising funds to support Navajo Nation, the largest reservation in the U.S.A. stretching across 27,000 square miles into Arizona, Utah and New Mexico.

Click here to donate

The Navajo community has been hard hit by the pandemic:

• In May their community surpassed New York state for the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the USA.  Navajo had 2,304.41 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people at its peak in May, compared to the New York state rate of 1,806 cases per 100,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
• Since the pandemic began until November 22, the Navajo Nation has had 15,374 cases out of its population of 173,667 from the 2010 census with more than 600 deaths.
•  In New Mexico- Native Americans account for 23% of Covid-19 cases, 41% of Covid-19 deaths even though they compose only 10% of New Mexico’s population.
• A recent surge in positive cases forced the Navajo Nation to go on lockdown for three weeks until December 6.
• Despite the Nation having 25 healthcare facilities, plus two recently built alternative care sites at emerging hot spots, and motels in border towns serving as isolation options throughout the pandemic, patients are being discharged earlier than medically recommended due to lack of hospital beds. 
• For more details view PBS NewsHour 11/25/20 Navajo nation’s Health Care System Strained by Covid-19 here.

Sights on Health is working directly with Navajo Nation’s Health Command Center in Window Rock Arizona to purchase pulse oximeters and ship the devices in December for immediate use. Case management teams will distribute them to people with active COVID cases so they can self-monitor their oxygen saturation levels.

One unit costs $35.00

Please consider purchasing one or more devices as holiday gifts for special people in your life. Your gift will make a real difference in someone’s life. (100% of your donation will go towards the purchase of the device)

Click here to donate

Should your donation be a holiday gift in honor of a friend or family member, click here to download/print the gift card below.

As we give thanks for all we have this holiday season, we are aware of how devastating 2020 has been for so many people worldwide. It has been frustrating for Sights on Health not to deliver medical care in person despite the need being so great. We are working to find ways to assist those in need despite not being able to travel. This Gift Giving Tuesday, our nonprofit organization is raising funds to support Navajo Nation, the largest reservation in the U.S.A. stretching across 27,000 square miles into Arizona, Utah and New Mexico.

Click here to donate

The Navajo community has been hard hit by the pandemic:

• In May their community surpassed New York state for the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the USA.  Navajo had 2,304.41 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people at its peak in May, compared to the New York state rate of 1,806 cases per 100,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
• Since the pandemic began until November 22, the Navajo Nation has had 15,374 cases out of its population of 173,667 from the 2010 census with more than 600 deaths.
•  In New Mexico- Native Americans account for 23% of Covid-19 cases, 41% of Covid-19 deaths even though they compose only 10% of New Mexico’s population.
• A recent surge in positive cases forced the Navajo Nation to go on lockdown for three weeks until December 6.
• Despite the Nation having 25 healthcare facilities, plus two recently built alternative care sites at emerging hot spots, and motels in border towns serving as isolation options throughout the pandemic, patients are being discharged earlier than medically recommended due to lack of hospital beds. 
• For more details view PBS NewsHour 11/25/20 Navajo nation’s Health Care System Strained by Covid-19 here.

Sights on Health is working directly with Navajo Nation’s Health Command Center in Window Rock Arizona to purchase pulse oximeters and ship the devices in December for immediate use. Case management teams will distribute them to people with active COVID cases so they can self-monitor their oxygen saturation levels.

One unit costs $35.00

Please consider purchasing one or more devices as holiday gifts for special people in your life. Your gift will make a real difference in someone’s life. (100% of your donation will go towards the purchase of the devise)

Click here to donate

Should your donation be a holiday gift in honor of a friend or family member, click here to download/print the gift card below.

Find Claudia Paul’s website, showcasing her work here. 

Photos courtesy of Claudia Paul