Date: July 4th, 2019 Location: Marás, Peru By Kaitlin Monroig We are so fortunate for the gifts we have received and we are thankful you chose to share them. Today we were in Marás, Peru! Marás is a very small town in the mountains located near a salt mine. We saw over 150 patients between the eye...
Many thanks to Dr. Victor Rozas and his staff at PAMS/Peruvian American Medical Society. Every year since 2012, Dr. Rozas obtains the letter of invitation from the Peruvian Ministry of Health as well as the temporary medical licenses for our healthcare providers. Many hours of behind the scenes work between him, Cathy Roberts and Dr. Messina goes...
A heartfelt thank you to Dr Francisco Morales for his many years of service to our NGO. Since 2013 he was worked as a liaison between Drs. Messina & Coritsidis and the Regional director of the ministry of health. In the months leading up to our arrival, he will screen patients according the the types...
To learn more about the great organization we are working with, Asoc Wiñaypaq Pdh visit there facebook page.
Date: July 3rd, 2019 Location: Urubamba, Peru By Kaitlin Monroig Another day, another hundred patients seen! Today we set up clinic at el centro de salud in Urubamba. It is a fully functioning clinic within walking distance from where we are staying. As a group we provided an additional resource for medical and eye care. Ultrasound and diagnostic...
Many thanks to CEPRECE Clinic, Cuzco and Dr Silva Frilo for sending his nurse Maritza Olarte to work with our eye doctors, Dr Raymondi and Leong for the entire week. Maritza has been such a big help with screening the patients in our eye clinic. Thank you ! Nurse Maritza with Dr Raymondi in Calca.
Date: July 2, 2019 Location: Calca, Peru By Kaitlin Monroig Word spreads quickly in Peru! After a busy day in Calca yesterday, we saw almost twice as many patients today! However, we created a more efficient system for intake and were able to trouble shoot and problem we faced. In addition, our medical students shadowing physicians...
Blog 3 / Date: July 1st, 2019 Location: Calca, Peru By Kaitlin Monroig Today we had our first day of clinic in the town of Calca, Peru! It was an early start, we arrived at 8 am to set up and were seeing patients within a half hour. We saw well over 100 patients, and most...
Blog 2 / Date: June 30th, 2019 Location: Lima and Cusco, Peru By Kaitlin Monroig Well, we made it! After some hiccups along the way, the entire NY crew made the connecting flight from Lima to Cusco. There, we met up with the rest of our team who had traveled separately, and headed for our final...
Blog 1 / Date: June 29th, 2019 Location: New York, NY By Kaitlin Monroig After several months of planning, packing, and prepping, the day is finally here! We are so excited to start our journey to Peru. As the day comes to a close, our travels are just beginning! First, we fly from JFK in New...
Photo Credit: © Claudia Paul © Artists for World Peace © AFWP NATIVE EYES AFWP NATIVE EYES Mission Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota June 2-7, 2019 Rosebud Indian Reservation, Mission, South Dakota Our nonprofit, Sights on Health, Inc. is proud to have the opportunity to work with the nonprofit Artists for World Peace artistsforworldpeace.org for the second year. The...
Photo Credit: © Claudia Paul © Artists for World Peace © AFWP NATIVE EYES AFWP NATIVE EYES Mission Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota June 2-7, 2019 Rosebud Indian Reservation, Mission, South Dakota Our nonprofit, Sights on Health, Inc. is proud to have the opportunity to work with the nonprofit Artists for World Peace artistsforworldpeace.org for the second...
