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Sights On Health is a nonprofit tax exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 

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• Transport team from Quito to Riobamba, Roundtrip   $550
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• Oxygen tanks for patients while having cataract surgery $58
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• BSS (Balanced Saline Solution) for surgery 35 bottles @ $35 each, $1,225 total or $35 for 1 bottle
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• Non sterile gloves @$11.00/box need 20 boxes, $220 total or $11 each
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• Bouffant hats for operating room box of 1000 @$70
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• Shoe covers 300 @ $35, need 2 boxes @$70
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• Surgical masks 300 @ $44
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• Sterile surgical gowns 175@ $432
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• Chlorohexidine for hand scrubbing prior to surgery 3 bottles @ $95
  Donated By: Diane Farrel

• Steam Indicator strips 500/box @$38 each, $76 for 2 boxes
  Donated By: Mr. & Mrs. Schram 

• Sterile Mayo stand covers 30/case @$45 each, $180 for 4 cases or $45 each
  Donated By: Dr. Jacqueline Armani                                    

• Viscoelastic for eye surgery 45 vials @$45 each, $1,530 or $45 per vial
  Donated By: Gilda Zirinsky $360 (8 vials)

• 10cc syringes 400/box @$44
  Donated By: Dr. Jacqueline Armani 

• 3cc syringes 200/box @$22
  Donated By: Dr. Jacqueline Armani 

• Sterile Instrument pouches 100 @ $22.58
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• Intravenous solution for patients 40 bags for $180 or 10 bags for $45
  Donated By: Katherine La Forte

ANALGESICS, ANTIPYRETICS , ALLERGY:

• Tylenol 1000 tabs $10Donated By:

• Tylenol liquid for children to treat 6 children for $30
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• Motrin 1500 tabs $35, need 4500 @ $105
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• Motrin liquid for children 300 tabs for $20
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• Benadryl 1000 tabs $15, need 2000 @ $30
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• Claritin 500 tabs $28
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• Prednisone 100 $10
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• EpiPen 10 doses @ $20
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• Cough Drops 1500 @ $60
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GASTRO-INTESTINAL:

• Prilosec 1000 tabs  $57
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• Dulcolax 1000 tabs $10
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ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIVIRALS & ANTIFUNGALS to treat infections:

• Amoxicillin children’s dose 1000 tabs $40
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• Amoxicillin liquid 40 doses $70
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• Amoxicillin adult dose 1000 tabs $50
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• Augmentin 50 tabs $25
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• Augmentin children’s dose: treat 1 child $11, need 10 @ $110
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• Zithromax 500 tabs $150
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• Zithromax for children: treat 10 children $30, need for 40 children @ $120
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• Keflex 100 tabs $10
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• Keflex for children 1 dose $20, four children $80
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• Cipro 500 tabs $50
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• Tetracycline 1000 tabs $50
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• Fluconanzole 100 tabs $20
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• Levaquin 100 tabs $20, need 200 @ $40
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• Bactrim 500 tabs $30
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• Bactrim liquid 12 bottles $25
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• Flagyl 1000 tabs $40
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• Nystatin liquid  5 doses $10
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• Zovirax 500 tabs $35
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• Diflucan 100 doses $20
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ANTIPARASITICS:

• Albendazol 500 tabs $40
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• Ivermectin 100 tabs $15
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• Mebendazol 1000 tabs $25
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• Permethrin 1 treatment for 1 person $10, need 20 @ $200
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• ItchB Gone 1 treatment $35, need 2 @ $70
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MEDICATIONS TO TREAT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE:

• Lasix 1000 tabs $15
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• Zestril 1000 tabs $15
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• Lopressor 1000 tabs $25
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• Terazosin 100 tabs $20
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TOPICAL CREAMS:

• Hydrocortisone 20 tubes $30
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• Vitamin A & D 144 tubes $10, need 288 @ $20
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• White Petrolatum 144 tubes $10
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• Antibiotic 12 tubes $23
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• Antifungal 6 tubes $15
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• Antifungal 10 tubes $20
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CARDIOVASCULAR:

• Aspirin 1000 tabs $10, need 10,000 @ $100
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• Metoprolol 10000 tabs $20
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• Terazocin 100 tablets $20
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VITAMINS/MINERALS:

• Folic Acid 1000 tabs @ $25
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• Infant Multivitamin for 30 children $130
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• Children’s multivitamin 5000 doses @ $80
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• Pre- Natal Vitamins 2500 doses @ $100
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• Iron supplement 2000 doses @ $20
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• Vitamin A 1000 doses @ $70
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DENTAL HYGIENE:

• Toothpaste  100 tubes @ $25, need 500 tubes @ $125
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We also had a patient travel with another local non-profit from the Amazon forest. Originally, there were three patients, all who were practically blind. As they were preparing to travel to FIBUSPAM for the cataract surgery, they were persuaded by their village shaman that he could restore their vision with herbs and rituals. Luckily, one of them decided to come for the surgery instead. After surgery, the small group was hosted overnight by Olga, one of the managers at the hospital. We would soon find out the next day that his sight was restored.

After some much needed coffee, we were pumped for the rest of the day… especially with the anticipation of getting to watch GAME 1 of the Knicks vs. Pacers at a local burger bar after a long day of surgeries!

The Medical/Pediatric team had a super productive day as well. Dozens of patients were already in line when they arrived at the site. After a short setup, it was GAME ON!

It was a day full of surprises! The team diagnosed a child with a fall-on-outstretched-hand (FOOSH) injury that had happened over a week ago. His joint was swollen, painful, and limited in its movement. The child was placed in a sling and brought to FIBUSPAM hospital, where they found he had a significant fracture. Despite financial difficulty, he was supported and treated and is now in full recovery.

The icing on the cake would have been if the Knicks had won! LOL

Day 2 was quite a day! 21 cataract surgeries. A 25-year-old had his first eye done. He was basically blind in both eyes. We would see the next day that the surgery was successful and plan for his other eye.

• OR Room 1 – Dr. Michael Sable, Dr. David Krebs, Nurse Lorena Chinchilla, and super OR Tech Julia Colmenares.
• OR  Room 2 – Dr. Jose Davila, Nurse Jeffery Sieker, Nurse Priscilla Salvaggjo, and Nurse Sashi Mutterja.
• Peri-Op – Dr. Joseph Ng, Dr. Juan Morales, Dr. Casey Bunge, Dr. Debra Messina, Gabrielle Chinchilla, Nurse Melissa Monaghan, and Ambar Ruiz MS.
• Registration – Andrew Maggiolo, Esther Stavrou, Frances Ng, and Gina Fernandez.
• Sterilization – THE MAN… Kenneth Roberts!

WHAT A TEAM!!!

The Medical/Pediatric team saw 74 adult patients, 14 pediatric patients, and 86 optometry patients. Huge successes! Taking care of conditions that we take for granted. Conditions that we diagnose and treat in days afflict our neighbors and patients in Ecuador for weeks and months. The team traveled for over an hour and arrived at Llinllin village, where they unpacked boxes and suitcases of medications.

• Our drug dealer and pharmacist was Jessica Czechowski.
• Translators – Sofia Carranza, Olivia Lao, and Frances Alvarado-Lao.
• Medical Team – Dr. Mahmood Yaseen, Nurse Christina Carmi, Dr. George Coritsidis, Dr. Iryna Ilyasova, Josue Merida MS, Nurse Kati Giacobbe, Nurse Maggie Triller, Dr. Manu Dwivedi, and Dr. Varvara Boryskina.
• Pediatric Team – Dr. Alberto Carranza and Nurse Luke Milano.
• 

Christina Carmi – middle row, third from the left.

A big thank you to Christina Carmi (RN, Memorial Sloan Kettering) for organizing an NYC Pilates class that raised $600 for our Ecuador mission this upcoming May. And many thanks to SLT Studio (@sltnyc), the wonderful instructor Denita, and all the incredible women who joined in. Your energy is powering our work to bring free cataract surgery and essential medications to those in need. We can’t wait to have Christina on the mission trip this year!

Our goal is to restore vision, health and hope, one community at a time. We’re honored to work alongside passionate individuals like Chrisitina who drive real, meaningful action.

Feeling inspired like our very own Christina? We’d love to hear your fundraising ideas—contact us. And if you’re ready to jump in and help make a difference, you can donate here. Let’s make this mission a success, together!

Join us as we cycle through the five boros of NYC: Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn & Staten Island on Sunday May 4th, 2025.

Registration is now open and Dr. Coritsidis, the team leader has registered and has created a Sights on Health Team. Make sure when you register for the bike tour, you join the Sights on Health team.  We will create a GoFundMe page in the early spring and ask the cyclists to find people to support their 42 mile cycle… $1/mile, $10/mile, etc.

>We encourage all of our riders to use this event to raise funds to support Sights on Health’s upcoming Medical & Cataract Surgical Mission to Riobamba, Ecuador in May 2025!

REGISTER HERE!

May 16-23, 2025
Flights: Round trip  JFK-Quito, Ecuador
We are accepting donations to our paypal to cover the coast of airfare for the team.

Volunteers needed

Medicine team: they will travel to communities for 4 to 5 days

• 3-4 MDS of various specialties
• 1-2RNs
• 1pharmacist
• 1 optometrist & 1 ophthalmic tech
• 1-2 medical residents & 1-2  medical students
• 1 administrative assistant
• 2 translators

Surgical Eye Team: the surgical patients will have already been selected, the team will operate out of Fibuspam Hospital

•  2-3 ophthalmic surgeons
•  2-3 RNSs or CSTs for OR with ophthalmic experience
•  2-3 floaters for OR
•  1 ophthalmology resident
•  1-2 anesthesiologists or critical care physicians
•  1 preop/postop RN
•  1 sterilization tech
•  1 administrative assistant
•  2 translators

There will be an opportunity to visit the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon or hiking Cotopaxi after the mission is completed. There will be a travel agent who can guide you through the process. Otherwise, you can return with the main group on May 23rd.

If you are interested in joining the Sights on Health team, please email Dr. Debra Messina for an application no later than 12/3/2024 Thank you!

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 of my work helping people,” says Usman Aslam. In June 2015, Aslam embarked on his fourth international medical mission—a trip to Guayaquil, Ecuador, which was funded by an NYIT Presidential Global Fellowship.

In Ecuador, Aslam volunteered for seven days with health care professionals mobilized by the nonprofit A Promise To Peru. Aslam was part of a team that performed more than 400 medical screenings and ultrasounds, 725 visual acuity tests, and 128 cataract surgeries (75 percent of the patients were legally blind). They donated supplies and services worth more than $434,100.

Read the full article here.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of A Promise to Peru, Inc. we wanted to thank each and every one of our participants for your generous donation of time, expertise, personal expense and for your passion of assisting those less fortunate in receiving quality medical and surgical care in Guayaquil, Ecuador. This year, for the first time, we expanded our presence to another country & worked with another nonprofit organization that has years more experience than us.  Blanca’s House enjoys an excellent reputation within our community on Long Island and for good reason, they were a pleasure to work with and we learned so much from this joint venture. Our intentions are always the best…to provide quality medical and eye care to our patients and we believe we were successful, thanks to all of our participants and our many devoted and generous donors!

Mission 2015 Results:

1. Number of medical patients examined and treated were a staggering….400 patients
2. 90 ultrasound procedures were performed
3. Over 1,000 pairs of prescription glasses & 400 sunglasses dispensed
4. 240 patients were examined by ophthalmologists and 128 cataract surgeries were performed.  The most ever! The majority (75%) of the patients operated on were legally blind (Visual acuity of 20/200 or less) in their operated eye prior to surgery; the potential to truly change a person’s life was indeed very real.

Acknowledgements:

The total sum of services donated equaled $434,100.00, not including the medications & supplies that were purchased by A Promise to Peru or donated to our organization by so many generous supporters of ours. A Promise to Peru’s operating expenses for this mission was approximately $10,000.

Finally, we again thank all 52 of you -physicians, students, nurses, PAs, nurse practitioners, pharmacist, surgical technicians, ultrasound technician, instrument sterilization team, translator, videographer, photographer and your families, businesses and spouses that supported your trip with us!

Preoperative Area for patients and staff

Dr. Coritsidis examining a patient prior to her cataract surgery