The Surgical and Medical mission is underway. Both clinics are set up and has begun to see patients. We were welcomed by Dr. Francisco Morales and introductory lecture about the state of healthcare in Peru.
Follow Amanda Bader as she blogs about her experience in Peru! apromisetoperu2016.blogspot.com “Wow, these first two days have just flown by! Monday began our five-day journey and this year has started off with extreme success! Day 1 began at 6:45am, with patients lined up waiting for both the eye clinic and medical clinic to open. Optometry/ophthalmology...
Follow Amanda Bader as she blogs about her experience in Peru! apromisetoperu2016.blogspot.com We are excited to announce that we have safely arrived in Peru! Today (Sunday) was the group’s first trip to our clinic, which is located in a hospital in the town of Calca, Peru. We were warmly greeted by Dr. Morales, a Peruvian physician...
Thank you to all of the participants who joined us in the past few weeks and especially today for the daunting task of packing over 50 suitcases of medical and surgical supplies. We are ready for take off next month!
“Almost $7,000 raised!!! On Monday April 25, 2016 our long time participant and fundraising committee member Julia Colmenares along with a committee of dedicated participants, Ana Castaneda and Frances Ng, created a beautiful Peruvian event at la Candela restaurant in Hicksville. We were treated to a lavish Peruvian buffet, and fantastic Peruvian music. The evening...
OUR NEXT MISSION: June 12-17, 2016 to the Sacred Valley, Peru Since the non-profit’s inception in 2011, the surgical and medical team has completed 5 Medical Missions & 4 Cataract Surgical Missions and we have accomplished: Approximately 330 sight restoring surgical procedures performed 7,400 medical exams on patients in remote villages, orphanages and schools 190...
First Lecture Symposium was a great success at Stony Brook Medical Center! Medical students and nursing students were introduced to relevant medications and common disease pathologies in the first of two lecture series held before our annual mission. March 30, 2016 – Stony Brook School of Medicine HSC Room 272A/B 3:15 pm Lecturer: Debra Messina MD &...
We are in need of funds to purchase surgical & medical supplies, medications and for operating expenses for our organization, A Promise to Peru, Inc. Our next cataract/medical mission is June 12th, 2016 to the Sacred Valley, Peru. We’re coordinating with physicians and not-profit organizations in the Sacred Valley to ensure that we have as far reaching effect as possible...
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The NYIT Blog The Box recently featured an article on Usman Aslam, one of our dedicated volunteers! Photo source nyit.edu Aslam places an IV line on a patient waiting for cataract surgery in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Meet Usman Aslam, Presidential Global Fellow “The best part of going on medical missions is being able to see the immediate effects...
